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 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...
by Linda Sivertsen | Sep 29, 2010 | Favorites, Writing, Marketing & Publishing Tips
He writes and releases three monster-big books per year. He blogs and tweets daily, pens articles like a rocket traveling at warp speed, and speaks to millions. He writes on laptops, in longhand, and through a tape recorder. He’s written several manuscripts on...
by Linda Sivertsen | Sep 22, 2010 | Favorites, Writing, Marketing & Publishing Tips
A beautiful man I’ve been dating recently asked me what I want for my future—and what it would look like. As I ran through bits of my list (i.e. to edit books like Jackie O until the day I die, and to get married to my best friend and have a life FULL of fun, ease,...
by Linda Sivertsen | Sep 14, 2010 | Favorites, Inspiration & Motivation
“What if I’m not good enough?” “Who am I to think I have something important to say?” “Why would anyone want to read a book by me?” Ever have any of these thoughts? Of course you have. You’re human. (And, if not, you’re either incredibly confident—congrats!—or a...