Are you getting ready to pitch your book at a writing conference? Wow, we get that! Below is a video I taped about pitching…maybe it will help. Also, if you are interested, MBT is having a Pitch and Promotion seminar right before the ACFW Conference in Dallas. If you want to get your pitch in shape, and learn how to promote your book during and after the conferece, consider attending. Here’s a little shameless promotion and the link is below! Find out more about the Pitch and Promotion Scrimmage at: http://scrimmage.mybooktherapy.com! Hope to see you there! Have a great Independence Day! Susie May
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Conversations: Subtexting and the flow of Dialogue
“My husband is driving me crazy.” Sally sat down on the Adirondack chair facing the morning sun, lifted her face to it, closed her eyes. “I just want to sit here and not talk.” I raised an eyebrow. “Did you have a nice visit to your mother-in-law’s house this weekend?” She opened an eye. “My husband and I rode home in two-and-a-half hours of stone silence.” “Ah,” I said. “Silence that speaks a thousand words. A form of dialogue in itself, which is what I wanted to talk to you about today.” “How is silence a form of dialogue?” “I’m certain you communicated, even if you didn’t use words, right?” She made a face. I laughed. “Great dialogue raises conflict and contains subtexting about the deeper issues of the story.” […]
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Special Life Coach Blog Post: Your Declaration of Independence!
Two Hundred Thirty-six years ago, a group of individuals determined they wanted to live a life independently of the queen’s rule. They came up with a plan. Their resolve was so strong, they made bold statements such as, “give me liberty, or give me death!” The so believed in their dream, they were not deterred. Roadblocks were obliterated. Enemies were crushed and they gallantly fought for what they knew was their destiny. Their cry was freedom. Nothing stopped them and, when the last musket fired and the last redcoat retreated, the United States of America was born. I know you have a dream of being a published author… or at least a writer. You think of it often. That desire ignited a flame inside you. But something is holding you […]
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So You Want to be A Writer? Well, What Should You Write?
I love writing. I love words. I started doodling in a little girl’s diary when I was six years old. I read every night before bed all through elementary and junior high school. Biographies were my favorite. But I never focused my writing. I wrote from my heart about my life. Writing a set story was harder. Because it required discipline. As a journalism major, I had to learn to write within the rules or guidelines. I had to write factual and objective. Back in the ‘80s, journalist were taught to be objective. It was the pride of the profession. The discipline combined with my natural bent toward writing gave me confidence. I once told a colleague I could write about a pile of dirt if required. Yet when I […]
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