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By on August 2, 2014 in 3. Publish your Story, 4. Writer’s Life, Inspiration and Life Coaching, Editing Basics, Interviews

Hey Awesome Writers!

I’m on the road this week – so I asked my friend Phyllis Wheeler, who runs a publishing start-up if she’d step in with a blog to sort through how to choose between traditional publishing and self-publishing. Hope it’s helpful!

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Take it away, Phyllis!

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Should you self-publish?

Self-publishing has changed over the years. There are now some high-quality self-published books out there, and the authors are reaping 100 percent of the profit. Should you join them?

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Get the Truth about Conferences!

By on August 27, 2012 in 3. Publish your Story, Featured Book, Featured Fiction, How do I Pitch my Book?, How do I Promote my book?, Learn the art of Social Networking, Reading, Susan May Warren, Writing, Writing Conferences

I’m on the road helping my kids move into college today, so instead of a conversation with Sally, I have a special offer for you (and Sally!) I’ll never forget my first writers conference. Fresh from my first term as a missionary, I had decided overseas that I wanted to write a novel. While on home service, I worked slavishly to finish it, and when I discovered a Christian writers conference in my area, albeit small, I couldn’t wait to arrive, plunk down my novel before some editor, and return with a check in hand. Right. Sadly, I was woefully unprepared for the conference. I read nametags and titles, and a sweat broke out on my palms. I saw people with slick proposals and writing credits behind their names and […]

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Quick Skills: Olympic Sized Dedication

By on July 31, 2012 in Editing Basics, Quick Skills, Susan May Warren, Writing Life

I am absolutely inspired by the Olympic Athletes. Their dedication to their sport, the sacrifices they make, the drive inside, their ability to envision victory that propels them forward. I’m loving both the team and the individual events. Like rowing! And the synchronized diving? Amazing. My favorite, however, is swimming. For a brief time, I swam competitively (I wasn’t very good), and watching the events brings back the feeling of adrenaline, the competitive burn, the sense of cutting through the cool water. It brings me back to those school and AAU meets, the smell of chlorine, crowding around the results lists to find my name. Sometimes I wish I’d had the courage, the drive….the vision to continue. I am loving the Olympic commercials, but this one with Ryan Lochte has […]

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