Say That – Don’t Say That (7 Games to Play to Avoid Going Insane During a...
Over the years, we’ve developed a number of techniques to take some of the pain out of the rewrite process. It’s inevitably going to be a little painful, because you have to confront the fact that...
View ArticleThe 5 Hurdles To Any Writing Project (Hurdle #2: Defining Your Parameters)
OK, maybe you had some trouble getting started, but now you’re beginning to generate material. Or maybe you’re a natural generator, or even an over-producer, and you have too much material. Is it all...
View ArticleWSAT – The Writing Skills Aptitude Test
“Find out who you are. Then do it on purpose.” - Dolly Parton What’s that? You say you have certain natural strengths as a writer? You want to choose Projects that play to your strengths – or develop...
View ArticleFor Writing Out Loud: 12 or 13 Reasons to Perform Your Writing
“The human brain is a wonderful thing. It starts working the moment you are born and never stops until you stand up to speak in public.” – George Jessel Maybe, in your mind, you’re exclusively a...
View ArticleWord Angeles! The LA Spoken Word / Personal Essay / Storytelling Scene...
These days, you can’t throw a rock in LA without hitting some kind of word event. Theaters, clubs and restaurants are all hosting shows where people read their personal essay and/or tell their story –...
View ArticleHow To Be A Writer Who Writes – Get Chapter 1 Free!
“No matter what stage you’re at in the writing process, writing guru Greg Miller’s How to Be a Writer Who Writes will inspire you, make you laugh and generally give you the kick in the tush all we...
View Article“How To Be A Writer Who Writes”– Now Available On Kindle!
“No matter what stage you’re at in the writing process, writing guru Greg Miller’s How to Be a Writer Who Writes will inspire you, make you laugh and generally give you the kick in the tush all we...
View ArticleWhat’s the Pitch? 1-Day Intensive Pitching Workshop in LA
Your ‘pitch’ is a crucial element to selling any project, even if you’ve already written and/or produced it. You’re going to have to pitch your idea to producers, directors, executives, editors,...
View ArticleWhat Book Editors (Tell Literary Agents They) Want
Find out what major publishers like Da Capo, Pargrave Macmillian, Basic Books, Times Books, New American Library and others say they’re looking for in this article by literary agents Andrew Lownie....
View ArticleThe Science of Productivity
This cute (and short) animated article from brainpickings.org backs up a lot of things I’ve been telling clients for years about how to be more productive. Of course, I didn’t realize I was working...
View ArticleKurt Vonnegut on the Shape of Stories
Kurt Vonnegut’s (rejected) master’s thesis in Anthropology looked at the structure of stories told in different cultures, a topic he lectured on frequently. Here’s an illustrated transcript of a...
View Article12 Things That Can Increase Your Productivity
12 Things That Can Increase Your Productivity It’s not all in your mind. Writing takes place in the material world and there are things you can do that materially affect your output. 1....
View Article7 Ways to Generate Material Without Having to Stare at a Blank Page / Screen
“A blank piece of paper is God’s way of telling us how hard it is to be God.” — Sidney Sheldon For many writers, producing words from thin air, an empty page or blank screen, seems like an...
View Article11 Ways of Writing Without Writing: Turn Procrastination into Productivity
“Art is a marriage of the conscious and the unconscious.” — Jean Cocteau Sometimes you just can’t focus on gathering, planning or drafting your project. There are other ways to move your project...
View ArticleBilly Wilder on What It Takes to be a Writer Who Writes
You may have heard of him or seen some of his movies like, oh, for instance, “Some Like It Hot”, “Sunset Blvd.”, “The Lost Weekend” and “The Apartment”. No shock: he’s just as delightful as the films!...
View Article12 Stories That Almost Always Work
If you are looking for a story to tell, or have elements for your project, but are still searching for a genre, format, spine or central storyline, consider one of the following perennially-popular...
View Article5 or 6 Guidelines for File Management (Yes, Really!)
I’ve worked with lots of aspiring and beginning writers and one of the biggest stumbling blocks to their creativity is simple mundane disorganization. They can’t find the latest revisions they made to...
View ArticleDo It Yourself e-Publishing 101: A Report From the Trenches on the Thrill,...
I knew from the start that I wanted to self-publish my new book “How To Be A Writer Who Writes” as a digital e-book. No publisher was going to give me an advance on a how-to book about writing so I...
View Article19 Ways to Increase Your Drafting Productivity
I’m sure you feel your writing isn’t going fast enough. This is an almost universal complaint of almost all writers in almost every project. Here are a few ways to pick up the pace: 1....
View ArticleSelf-Published Success Story: Amanda Hocking
Amanda Hocking started writing, and self-publishing, fantasy fiction as a teenager in Minnesota. After she proved her own market, traditional publisher St. Martin’s gave her a $2 million deal. She...
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