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I can answer questions about the elements of fiction and non-fiction writing: how to get started, writing techniques, re-writing, etc. I will NOT write for you, do critiques except from my website at http://pygmypress.com, or give you ideas. I will not answer home-or-schoolwork questions in any category. If English is your second language, please say so, and I will make an exception. Please submit no more than one or two questions at once, as I tend to go into detail in my answers.
I wrote my first book in 1957 and have been writing and studying writing since. I have a BA in Written Communications, and have taught writing both privately and through adult education for 15 years. Have also edited (fiction books) for an online publisher and edited/wrote more than 100 articles for realsexed.com.
Currently writing web content and mentoring beginning writers.
My mother was a writer, my sister and brother were writers, two of my nieces write - guess I come by it naturally. I have loved books since I was a little child. I also love editing, mentoring, rewriting and ghosting.
I hope to finish the books I have started, sell them, make money, and become a well-known writer. So far all I have achieved is to make money.
The future is in e-publishing. Now everyone can be published! Set up a webpage (I'll tell you how) and go for it!
Should we do away with hardback books altogether?
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| Steve | 09/30/09 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Susan was awesome! She answered my question ..... |
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Hello Laura: Of course you do not have to start everything again! Suppose you were to sit down and write a Harry Potter book yourself. Do you think it would turn out to be the same as Rowling's book(s)?
Hello pj: It sounds like you have an interesting project going here, and it seems you have high expectations for it. In order to complete a book - any book - many questions must be answered; "Where
Hello Steve: Ask yourself these questions: 1. Do I have enough material or can I remember enough incidents, etc. to fill a memoir book? 2. How candid do I want to be? Am I wlling to hurt someone's
Hello Ryan: It is waaay too early to worry about publishing. First you need to finish your novel, making sure it is the very best work you are capable of. This may take months or maybe years. Many authors
Hello Mercedes: I can certainly identify with you standing in the puddle of your dead flame. The same thing happens to me on a regular basis. It could be that you have extracted all the potential
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