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Friday, December 26, 2008 4:39:35 PM
Susan Brown wrote a blog post titled Writing 101:
Susan said, "Now that we're up-and-running, Susan and I thought this would be a good time to let you know some of the topics The Pragmatic Writer will be addressing over the next few weeks.First up, what it takes to turn a passion into a career. We can't all..." more
Friday, December 26, 2008 4:39:35 PM
Susan Brown wrote a blog post titled Setting Goals or the Zen of Time Management:
Susan said, "The late Willo Davis Roberts, author of more than 100 books, once told me that “Writers have 24 hours in their day just like everyone else.”Whether your life is crammed with jobs and family, or so unstructured that time seeps away like..." more
Friday, December 26, 2008 4:39:34 PM
Susan Brown wrote a blog post titled :
Susan said, "How To Kick Start Your Writing CareerIf you want to turn your passion for writing into a paying career, you can't spend all your time at the keyboard. You need to get out there and connect with other writers, editors and potential clients; you..." more
Friday, December 26, 2008 4:39:34 PM
Susan Brown wrote a blog post titled Professional Writing Groups – Your Lifeline to Professional Contacts:
Susan said, "If you are deeply into your craft, you know writing can be a lonely profession. Collaboration however, can be the key to improving your craft and beating the blues that too much isolation can cause to fester. Not everyone wants to work as closely..." more
Friday, December 26, 2008 4:39:34 PM
Susan Brown wrote a blog post titled Take 10:
Susan said, "Here are 10 of our favorite rules to help you take what’s in your head, put it on the page, and get it to the market:Find the time and space you need – write in the corners if you have to.Be organized – time management will make or break you...." more
Friday, December 26, 2008 4:39:34 PM
Susan Brown wrote a blog post titled :
Susan said, "The Art of Collaboration – Ubi StyleIt started in first year; an unfortunate little incident with an Anthropology professor who thought we'd "over-collaborated" on a take-home exam, even though we were allowed to share our research notes and work..." more
Friday, December 26, 2008 4:39:34 PM
Susan Brown wrote a blog post titled :
Susan said, "The Art of Collaboration: Part IIWhen Susan and I first started our collaborative career, we were happily working "on spec" believing that, like thousands of others before us, "if we could just sell that one book, we would die happy".Let's just say..." more
Friday, December 26, 2008 4:39:34 PM
Susan Brown wrote a blog post titled :
Susan said, "The Perfect Pitch: How to Write a Query LetterShort of seeing your name in print for the first time, there are few things more satisfying than having a completed manuscript or a well-conceived proposal ready to take to the marketplace. But before..." more
Friday, December 26, 2008 4:39:34 PM
Susan Brown wrote a blog post titled Getting It Write:
Susan said, "I know, I know…it’s a terrible pun; but sometimes you need to throw down your corny ideas to get those juices flowing. When I teach kids to write, I insist they write down all their stupid ideas because, as often as not, the good ideas are..." more
Friday, December 26, 2008 4:39:34 PM
Susan Brown wrote a blog post titled :
Susan said, "Conferences – Playing to WinAnne and I have been involved in every aspect of writers' conferences from Alaska to Seattle, from Toronto to Detroit. We’ve gone from being eager hopefuls with manuscripts clutched in our hands, to organizers trying..." more
Friday, December 26, 2008 4:39:34 PM
Susan Brown wrote a blog post titled :
Susan said, "In the interim...If you're like me, knowing an editor requires a decent amount of time to review and respond to your submission has absolutely nothing to do with the number of times you check your mailbox -- or watch your washing machine go through..." more
Friday, December 26, 2008 4:39:34 PM
Susan Brown wrote a blog post titled :
Susan said, "We have a running joke, Susan and I, that sees us sharing digs once again only, this time, instead of beer and cigarettes (that was me, I'm afraid, guilty on both counts), it'll be tea and cookies and incontinent supplies. And maybe a bottle of..." more
Friday, December 26, 2008 4:39:34 PM
Susan Brown wrote a blog post titled Write What You Want to Write:
Susan said, "If you buy into the current thinking put forth by most writer's magazines, books, articles and blogs these days, you'll end up convinced that writing for the marketplace is the only way to go. Maybe. Maybe not. If your primary goal is to be..." more
Friday, December 26, 2008 4:39:34 PM
Susan Brown wrote a blog post titled :
Susan said, "Making the case for cold calls...Picking up the phone and calling someone you have never met before and perhaps has no idea who you are and what you want can be daunting, particularly if you're interviewing an expert in a field of which you know..." more
Friday, December 26, 2008 4:39:34 PM
Susan Brown wrote a blog post titled :
Susan said, "How to stall like a pro...This was the morning I was to print out a partial first draft of my historical novel. I'm 25,000 words in, and feeling good even though I know I need to cut at least 5,000 words before moving on. Some scenes start too..." more
Friday, December 26, 2008 4:39:34 PM
Susan Brown wrote a blog post titled To Market, To Market…:
Susan said, "I love to write but I hate marketing. I’ve read all the books and articles and from the professional attitude to networking, I do know the steps. At least in theory. In the last four or five years, I’ve been stymied by an agent who is a great..." more
Friday, December 26, 2008 4:39:34 PM
Susan Brown wrote a blog post titled :
Susan said, "Long DivisionFor some reason, which I'm sure was brilliant at the time; I decided not to divide the first draft of my historical novel into chapters. I would simply write, I thought, and worry about it later.Well, it's later now. And I have one..." more
Friday, December 26, 2008 4:39:34 PM
Susan Brown wrote a blog post titled Long Division with Remainders:
Susan said, "When I was in 5th grade, Mr. Dilworth used to dump my desk on the floor at least once a week – paper, notes, pencils and books heaped at my feet. I didn’t organize my desk the way he thought I should, and this was his way of making me toe his..." more
Friday, December 26, 2008 4:39:34 PM
Susan Brown wrote a blog post titled :
Susan said, "On LocationTwo days from now, my husband and I are flying to England. We'll be in the U.K. for about a month, visiting friends and family in the Midlands before travelling back down to London where poor me; I get to walk in the footsteps of my main..." more
Friday, December 26, 2008 4:39:34 PM
Susan Brown wrote a blog post titled On Location – Not:
Susan said, "It’s pouring rain outside my Washington window and Anne is junketing around England researching her book. She’s there. I’m here and probably will be for the foreseeable future. A person could get seriously bitter!However, I have my own..." more
Friday, December 26, 2008 4:39:34 PM
Susan Brown wrote a blog post titled :
Susan said, "My Aide-Memoire...When I was little, my favourite picture book was "Out of My Window". Each verse began..."Out of my window, I can see..." and went on to list such domestic staples as the milkman, the postman, the little boy on his way to school,..." more
Friday, December 26, 2008 4:39:33 PM
Susan Brown wrote a blog post titled Show No Fear:
Susan said, "How many times have you heard Hollywood use that line? It's like a magic talisman used for defeating bad guys, aliens and hostile adults. Which is why Show No Fear has been replaying in my mind for months now. I have my graphs, charts, synopses..." more
Friday, December 26, 2008 4:39:33 PM
Susan Brown wrote a blog post titled :
Susan said, "The Best Titles...Like cover art, or a quick scan through the television listings, a title can attract or repel; it can also, in as little as one word or two, tell you what the story's about. Think "Castaway" or "Dante's Inferno", "ER" or "In Cold..." more
Friday, December 26, 2008 4:39:33 PM
Susan Brown wrote a blog post titled :
Susan said, "So where's ubiquitous?orHow to maintain the balance of power in a collaborationwritten by Anne Stephenson(rewritten by Susan Brown;re-edited by Anne Stephenson;final revision by Susan Brown;last call to the editor by Anne Stephenson.)NOT LONG AGO,..." more
Friday, December 26, 2008 4:39:35 PM
Susan Brown wrote a blog post titled The Pragmatic Writer:
Susan said, "Welcome!The Pragmatic Writer is a blog dedicated to the working writer -- the folks who are seriously planning to have or are midstream in a publishing career. Your hosts are Anne Stephenson (Brzozowski) and Susan Brown. We have been writing..." more