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Workshopping 101
Posted by Ron Hayes in Feedback: Giving and Receiving, Relationships In Writing, Ron, The Craft Of Writing, The Writer's Community on September 13, 2015
by Ron Hayes Full disclosure: I’m a snob. A HUGE snob. When it comes to writing (and poetry in particular), I chafe quickly and easily when bad verse is foisted onto an unsuspecting reader—especially when that reader is me. The proliferation across the Internet of exploitive sites that prey on the earnest honesty of new […]
Preparing For A Writing Conference
Posted by jarviswrites in Furthering the Craft, Getting Published, Growing Up A Writer, Jennie, Marketing, Special Editions, Structure, Supporting Yourself As A Writer, The Business of Writing, The Craft Of Writing, The Writer's Community, The Writer's Life, Working Within Constraints, Writing Advice on August 28, 2015
By Jennie Jarvis As many of you may know, we are smack dab in the middle of Conference season, and hopefully this means that you have already attended a Writing Conference this year or you are planning to attend one in the next couple of months. If you don’t have a Writing Conference on your […]
All You Need Is Decency: Networking and Butt Sniffing For Beginners
Posted by jarviswrites in Getting Published, Jennie, Marketing, Relationships In Writing, Supporting Yourself As A Writer, The Business of Writing, The Writer's Community, Writing Advice on February 3, 2015
By Jennie Jarvis As the Faculty Chairperson for the Florida Writers Conference, and as an attendee at countless other writing conferences and film festivals, I’ve come to learn how terribly awkward people are at networking. Since this month at 5writers.com, we decided to talk about relationships and writing, I thought this would be a great […]
Crafting The Character Arc: Publication Announcement (News)
Posted by jarviswrites in Character, Jennie, News, Structure, The Craft Of Writing, The Writer's Community on October 3, 2014
5writers.com is delighted to formally announce the publication of Crafting The Character Arc: A Practical Guide to Character Creation and Development. This craft book, written by 5writers.com contributor and co-owner Jennie Jarvis, is intended as a practical guide for writers of any format to use as they craft the journey of their protagonist through a […]
Contest Caveats: Tips to Keep You From Tilting at Windmills
Posted by Ron Hayes in Contests, Ron, The Business of Writing, The Craft Of Writing, The Writer's Community, The Writer's Life on February 23, 2014
As February marches inexorably toward the lions and lambs of March, we approach that time of year in which our honest and earnest Año Nuevo resolutions hit a wall and one of two things happens: we abandon our best intentions or, less often, we somehow find the strength to buckle down and redouble our efforts […]
The Ins and Outs of Furthering My Craft
Posted by Ron Hayes in Furthering the Craft, Ron, The Craft Of Writing, The Writer's Community, The Writer's Life on November 25, 2013
by Ron Hayes Like so many writers, my ability to engage in self-promotion is, at best, stunted; at worst, it’s almost criminal. At virtually every turn, in any eventuality, I find myself preferring—by far—to curl inward, engaging the internal locus of my writing instead of spending time and energy on the external demands of things […]
6 Ways to Strengthen Your Author Platform by Jennifer Worick
Posted by virgowriter in Guest Bloggers, The Writer's Community on May 31, 2013
6 Ways to Strengthen Your Author Platform I was once interviewed by the arts editor for my town’s weekly. I talked about the various books I had published, the writing process, and my philosophy on promotion. I believe I said, “Writing the book is only half of my job as the author. Promoting it is […]
The Writing Platform – Finding Your Niche by Dawn Frederick
Posted by jarviswrites in Guest Bloggers, The Writer's Community on May 16, 2013
Since we are discussing the writer’s community this month, we knew that we HAD to discuss the Writer’s Platform, a relatively new term with some serious buzz. To kick off our discussion on Writer Platforms, we are delighted to welcome guest blogger and agent extraordinaire Dawn Frederick! Dawn Frederick is the owner and literary agent […]
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