Screenwriting Tips for Novelists

I belong to an organization called Novelists, Inc., whose mission it is to provide multi-published novelists with information and support. It’s a great organization. Recently on the NINC email loop, one of the long-published members pondered what those of us who’ve been writing forever had to learn from writing workshops. The answer, of course, is that we…

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"Aren't Writers Rich?" Talking Bucks

I am often asked how much money I make. Seriously, I am. This may occur in a private conversation with (or email query from) a fledgling author, or it may occur at a reading I’m giving at a library or bookstore in front of a hundred people. Do strangers ask those of you who are teachers,…

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Coming up with Book Titles

Naming a character is one thing. Naming an entire book is quite another. This is much on my mind as I toy with titles for my new, fledgling work-in-progress. I jot them down in the dark as I’m falling asleep, and they seem so brilliant then. In the light of day, though, they often lose their sparkle.  I…

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