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Stephen King's 'Dollar Babies'
Oct. 18th, 2016 08:07 am
No, I didn't know that - right on, Stephen King!!!
No, I didn't know that - right on, Stephen King!!!
Writers Write Page
Mar. 9th, 2015 08:26 am
I can’t remember where I found this link (possibly The Guardian, but not sure), but it is instrumental in my IAS project. I am trying to establish myself as a writer and I am specifically interested in fairy tales, myths and legends, so when I saw this page, I was fascinated.
Plus - more writing prompts from other pages at the website
( 50 Lyric Titles As Writing Prompts )For more inspiration, click HERE
Free the Plot Bunnies
Mar. 3rd, 2015 04:12 pm
I can identify with this to a degree. I am not a fanfic writer, but would love to share my stuff online. However, I fear exactly the same as the OP above. I know there are number of people who have fanficked themselves to the top (E.L. James, I am looking at you), but I am not sure I want to share my stuff in case it gets swiped. Again, in this day and age, how are you meant to have an online presence re work? I hope the OP gets the kudos he/she needs - but right now, I share that frustration.
Free the Plot Bunnies, I say :-)
Free the Plot Bunnies, I say :-)
Writer's On Literary Rejection
Oct. 11th, 2014 09:57 amThis article was forwarded on Facebook by an esteemed colleague and it just makes my heart go squeee!!! Rowling, of course, is in a league of her own. I adore Neil Gaiman and Ray Bradbury for very different reasons of course, but their messages amount to the same thing. Today, I received a copy of the Writer's & Artist's Yearbook for 2015, which has Pratchett, Gaiman et al in it with timely advice re writing in a specific genre. Below are the photos of my top three - the rest is in the link at the end :-)
“Remember: when people tell you something’s wrong or doesn’t work for them, they are almost always right. When they tell you exactly what they think is wrong and how to fix it, they are almost always wrong.” – Neil Gaiman
“Often, you have to fail as a writer before you write that bestselling novel or ground-breaking memoir. If you’re failing as a writer – which it definitely feels like when you’re struggling to write regularly or can’t seem to earn a living as a freelance writer – maybe you need to take a long-term perspective.” – J.K. Rowling
“You have to know how to accept rejection and reject acceptance.” – Ray Bradbury
Link --------------------> http://www.aerogrammestudio.com/2013/06/15/12-famous-writers-on-literary-rejection/
And They Never Lived Happily Ever After?
Jul. 11th, 2014 01:35 pm
It is truly depressing news to find that there isn't a lot of money in writing. According to Author's Licencing and Collection Society, 'a typical, full-time writer earns £11,000 a year' (Source - http://www.bbc.co.uk/ - Accessed 11/07/14). Unless you hit the exceptionally big market, such as J.K. Rowling, or E.L. James (Fifty Shades) it is a pretty meagre sum and the profits are falling each year.
Chocolat author Joanne Harris observes that "It's good to see that finally we are becoming aware of just how little the average author earns. Not everyone can be a high-earning, high profile writer but all creators should have the right to be paid for what they do" (Source - http://www.bbc.co.uk/ - Accessed 11/07/14). It appears that digital publishing and self-publishing seems to be the way. According to sources, 'some 25% of writers have self-published a work, with a typical return on their investment of 40%. Eighty-six percent said they would self-publish again' (Source - http://www.bbc.co.uk/ - Accessed 11/07/14). I am not so sure - a friend of the family has recently published his own stuff and has been quite disappointed with the response.
Maybe understanding New Technology & Writing in my second year will reap fruit after all. Nil desperandum - there must be other ways to market.
Full Story - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-28207444
