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I am not a good shorts writer. I never really enjoied the style that much and so have ignored it. This is most likely why my venture into publishing is so late in life...

I doubt I can Broaden anyone's horizons I am reading many of the posts as I can and this is, as expected, a well-read bunch. A few of you were nice enough to ask what I write. My first novel was what would be called mainstream fiction. It came out around the 140000-word mark. I had some...

There may not be a right or wrong way - but take it from a novelist. Getting published is nearly as much a process of tenacity as it is writing skill. If you are writing short stories, you should have some success with out representation selling to magazine publishers. This could lead to...

Hold it! You are upset because as you write you are betting better?? Isn't that what is supposed to be happening?? I'd quit in a minute if my second work was worse than my first. Don't fret -- write - It's your sword.

Music Read/Write I generally read in silence. Once absorbed I block out most sound anyway. I've been known not to hear the phone, doorbell etc. When writing - I usually DO have music on. It does, however, affect my writing. I have to choose carefully for the mood(s) I plan to write in.

Telling your life If you have decided that your life is interesting enough for others to read, then the very best thing to do is WRITE Get it all down on paper (er CD or disk). Don't worry about order or size. Then what you need to do is arrange it in chronological order (Usually birth to...

Just a thought Just with what I see so far and the fact I LOVE one word titles: Hacking

I am a published author and reader of much. I wanted to broaden my horizons and decided to join in!

Self Pub --- A little more info I was lucky - my first book was picked up by an ebook publisher that was planning to go to paper. As she assembled the backing and staff needed she went through all the possible scenarios. In the end she went Traditional Publisher. Now, I am the author here and...