• Holidays - Writer Tips

    Wooing an Editor

    Tweet Since Valentine’s Day is just around the corner, I’d thought it’d best to cover the topic of how to make an editor fall in love with you your writing. The key is to approach your new connection as you would a new relationship. Most writers take for granted how busy editors are and they send off an email as if they were already well-acquainted. But it’s a process. Take it slow and you’ll skip the fling and end up in a long, mutually satisfying relationship. 1) Get to know them.You don’t want to come across as a stalker so…

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    A Love Fest for Writers: 5 Reasons Why I Heart Writers

    Tweet This post is dedicated to all of my writer and wannabe writer friends out there. flickr photo by: Angelina Cupcake Here is why I’m thinking of you this Valentine’s Day: 1. Your courage is admirable. Most people deal with enough rejection in their teens to never want to return to that time period again. But not you! You jump in the fire, putting your heart on the line and opening yourself up to rejection. That takes real honest to goodness courage. 2. Your determination is inspiring. To be a writer means you need determination. Even successful published writers can’t…