“We tell stories in order to live.” ~~Joan Didion “Isolation isn’t an excuse to give up.” ~~Carolyn Howard Johnson Promotion, Promotion An inteview with Carolyn Howard-Johnson by B. Lynn Goodwin Carolyn Howard-Johnson brings her experience as a publicist, journalist, marketer, and retailer to the advice she gives in her HowToDoItFrugally series
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Summer — 2020 Two New Author Interviews
New review published 9-08-20: “Storytelling as an effective teaching strategy was my first focus…” ~~Kate Farrell STORY POWER: Secrets to Creating, Crafting, and Telling Memorable Stories An interview with Kate Farrell by B. Lynn Goodwin Storytelling has been around longer than the written word. How can you make your stories more vivid, compelling, and engaging?
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Spring 2020–An Interview with Susan Cushman
“The best editor I’ve had actually helped a book increase by 10,000 words by making suggestions to expand scenes and even add chapters where the plot was sagging.” ~~Susan Cushman FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY An interview with Susan Cushman by B. Lynn Goodwin ISBN # 978-1633938953 Koehler Books Informed by Issues from my
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Winter 2020 Intriguing Interviews with Carolyn Howard Johnson, C. Hope Clark, and Carol Smallwood
We have interviews with Carolyn Howard-Johnson, whose third edition of The Frugal Book Promoter came out recently with C. Hope Clark, whose latest book is Edisto Tidings is a tale for all seasons, and with Carol Smallwood, whose book reviews you have read in many earlier issues of Writer Advice. Enjoy these inside looks into the
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Insightful interviews with authors Judy Ringer and Malaka Gharib–Fall 2019
What a delight to have interviews with communications clarifier Judy Ringer and graphic novelist Malaka Gharib. While their books are totally different, I’ll bet you find commonalities in their advice. Clarity of Purpose Is conflict in the workplace inevitable? Possibly. It happens almost everywhere. When strife interferes with work, with projects, with personal relations and
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Interview with Camille Pagan–Summer 2019
Don’t be so stuck on one course of action that you miss crucial opportunities to advance your career. –Camille Pagan The Only Constant in Publishing is Change An Interview with Camille Pagan by B. Lynn Goodwin Do you ever want out of the drill and tedium of your daily life? I sure
Read MoreInterview with Mary Jo Doig — April-June 2019
My Story Must Be Told An interview with Mary Jo Doig by B. Lynn Goodwin We all have things we don’t remember. Some memories move over to make space for more important ones, and some get buried because they ignite pain or fear. In Mary Jo Doig’s memoir, Patchwork, a flashback following the death
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An Interview with Peng Shepherd
“Dystopian literature especially appeals to me because it’s a genre that lends itself well to exploring what it means to be human.” ~~Peng Shepherd The Book of M As I Wrote The Idea Grew An interview with Peng Shepherd by B. Lynn Goodwin Author Peng Shepherd starts The Book of M with
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An interview with Ann Steiner, Ph.D.
“I thought that “real writers” didn’t need to rewrite and edit their work. Little did I know!” ~~Ann Steiner, Ph.D by B. Lynn Goodwinn Make It Easy To Read Have you ever tried to run a group and been faced with arguments and disagreements? You are not alone. Fortunately, Ann Steiner, Ph.D. has
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An Interview with B. Lynn Goodwin: Writer Advice Editor and Author of TALENT Jill Hedgecock was the first person to interview me about my coming of age novel, TALENT. People wrote back. One, a writing peer, said she learned a lot about me. Another said she got insights into the way I think. I
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An Interview with Kate Horsley by B. Lynn Goodwin Delving Under the Surface Twists, turns, drama, angst, and fresh perspective combine to make Kate Horsley’s The American Girl a mystery to savor. The Blavette family has gone missing, and every character, including the American girl, a 17-year-old exchange student staying with the family for the
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“I never even took any classes until I was quite far along with writing – I wish I had!”Eva Woods An Interview with Eva Woods, Author of SOMETHING LIKE HAPPY By B. Lynn Goodwin Our Emotions Fluctuate Did you ever try #100 Days of Happiness, which swept through Facebook not long ago? Is it
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