Wednesday Quick Quotes
“The ability to express thoughts coherently and creatively through the written word is a professional asset as well as a personal attribute. It’s worth cultivating.” Anne Janzer The Writer’s Process
More on Pitching your Manuscript
July 23, 2016
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Fredrick Cooper
This month I was in town when the monthly meeting of the Willamette Writers was scheduled. I made it a point to attend because of the topic which would be: what to do and … Read More
Wednesday Quick Quotes
July 20, 2016
by
Fredrick Cooper
“We need to look at the notion of publisher and agent as gatekeeper – in the new world of self-publishing, gatekeeping is not keeping people out, but guiding people in.” Jonny Geller Curtis Brown
Cutting Through the Clutter
July 16, 2016
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Fredrick Cooper
Just recently I noticed a new file folder appear in my Microsoft Outlook labeled Clutter. It is supposed to pull out emails that I tend to ignore or not open. I sorely wish it would … Read More
Wednesday Quick Quotes
July 13, 2016
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Fredrick Cooper
“For the first time … books are competing with everything else you might read or watch or listen to in a way they never did before. Online doesn’t care what is in the file it … Read More
Should an Indie Author have a Marketing Plan?
July 9, 2016
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Fredrick Cooper
Seems like every writer’s conference I attend or blog by an “apparent authority on self-publishing” that I read encourages a newly published author to have a marketing plan. Everything they propose sounds great – like … Read More
Wednesday Quick Quotes
July 6, 2016
by
Fredrick Cooper
“A writer, like a sheriff, is the embodiment of a group of people and without their support both are in a tight spot.” Craig Johnson Another Man’s Moccasins (2009)
Preparing to Make a Pitch at a Writer’s Conference?
July 2, 2016
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Fredrick Cooper
Have a manuscript ready for pitching to an agent at the PNWA conference this summer? The first time I made a pitch to an agent, it was with some trepidation and I was unsure how to … Read More
Wednesday Quick Quotes
June 29, 2016
by
Fredrick Cooper
“The pen is the tongue of the mind.” Miguel de Cervantes
Review of The Highwayman by Craig Johnson
June 25, 2016
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Fredrick Cooper
I just finished reading The Highwayman, a novella by Wyoming author Craig Johnson. It’s a terrific story with the right mix of Native American legend, mystery, and a ghost story. What I liked about … Read More