by Linda Sivertsen | Nov 3, 2010 | Inspiration & Motivation
You’ve just gorged on Halloween candy (you did, didn’t you?). Feeling a little weighed down and sluggish? Me, too! (But the 27 mini Butterfingers and Crunch bars were definitely worth it!) It’s time for a little lightening up! For today’s Pub Tip, I thought we’d...
by Linda Sivertsen | Oct 26, 2010 | Favorites, Writing, Marketing & Publishing Tips
Several months ago I picked up the phone in my office in Los Angeles to speak with a top literary agent in New York to pitch one of my clients. His proposal wouldn’t be finished for several months, due to several legal issues surrounding the material, and the overall...
by Linda Sivertsen | Oct 20, 2010 | Writing, Marketing & Publishing Tips
Ever dream of holding your very own hardcover book in your hands? Smelling the ink on those freshly printed pages? Autographing the title page in that fancy, schmancy signature you’ve doodled over and over again since you were seven years old? That was I—dreaming of...
by Linda Sivertsen | Oct 12, 2010 | Favorites, Writing, Marketing & Publishing Tips
I feel so lame; why can’t I finish my book? What gives? I get on a roll, and then totally lose my momentum! Is there something I can do because I’m STUCK?! Ah, welcome to planet earth, location No-Man’s Land—a gray landscape of wandering, glassy-eyed zombie writer...
by Linda Sivertsen | Oct 7, 2010 | Favorites, Writing, Marketing & Publishing Tips
“Being a writer is like having homework every night for the rest of your life.” ~Lawrence Kasdan Ouch. My buddy Joe Parente has an even scarier take: “Lin, watching your schedule is like witnessing a grad student turn in her PhD thesis every Friday!” To...