Eight reasons to attend writer’s cons
By L.J. Bothell
firstwriter.com – Saturday January 26, 2008
You’ve heard about them, you’ve seen them announced; perhaps they’ve even invaded your city. "Cons", short for "conventions". WorldCon, Norwescon, NECON, etc. But they’re expensive, require travel, and lots of weird people go to them, right? Why would you (a writer / poet / artist / editor / whatever) want to attend one?
Setting the scene
By Ken Brosky
Editor-in-Chief, Brew City Magazine
firstwriter.com – Saturday November 24, 2007
Too many writers in today's age leave too much to their readers' imaginations, omitting key details in scenes that are just as important as the characters involved or their dialogue, threatening the image of "floating heads".
Book proposal writing made easy
By William Cane
firstwriter.com – Saturday November 24, 2007
You want to write a nonfiction blockbuster, and you have a great idea, maybe even a title. Now the only thing you need to know is where to begin. The answer is the book proposal.
How I found a publisher - An interview with author, Brian Withecombe
firstwriter.com – Saturday November 24, 2007
Brian Withecombe recently acquired a publisher using firstwriter.com's database of publishers. We asked him about his writing, and how he found success.
How I got a publisher - An interview with author, Lynette Mather
firstwriter.com – Friday October 26, 2007
Lynette Mather (pen-name "L.A.Thunder") recently acquired a publisher using firstwriter.com's database of publishers. We asked her about her writing, and how she found success.
Making a success of your writing
By Patricia Fry
firstwriter.com – Friday October 26, 2007
A new year is looming large. Are you ready to take your writing business to the next level? Will you finally complete that novel in 2008? Despite years of putting off your dream, you can succeed. You can earn a living as a freelance writer. You can experience the joy of authorship. Here are some suggestions to help you move closer to your writing goals.
How I got a literary agent - An interview with author, Robert W. Morgan
firstwriter.com – Saturday September 29, 2007
In 2006, Robert W. Morgan acquired an agent using firstwriter.com's database of literary agencies. Eighteen months on, he's repeated the same success by placing his latest work with another agent, again found through firstwriter.com. We asked him about his writing, and how he found success.
Surviving in the small press
By David Soulsby
Editor, Libbon
firstwriter.com – Saturday September 29, 2007
There is one of the unexplained mysteries of the writer/publisher interface that grieves me. Why do writers submit their work to magazines without first checking out their suitability? It grieves me because my belief that writers would not hand over their masterpieces without first ensuring that the magazine wasn't printed on toilet tissue with a John Bull home printing set led me to publish my own short story magazine entitled Libbon.
How I got a literary agent - An interview with author Rob Riley
firstwriter.com – Saturday August 25, 2007
Rob Riley recently acquired an agent using firstwriter.com's database of literary agencies. We asked him about his writing, and how he found success.
The mathematics of persuasion
By Philip Yaffe
firstwriter.com – Sunday July 29, 2007
At first glance mathematics and persuasive communication – writing, and particularly public speaking – would seem to have little in common. After all, mathematics is an objective science, whilst speaking involves voice quality, inflection, eye contact, personality, body language, and other subjective components.
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