A BIG BOOK LAUNCH IS COMING. Actually, two book launches await the Roach sisters of TSP–mine, next month, for my book on writing memoir (left), and Margaret’s for her much-anticipated drop-out memoir due next February, for which preparatory plans are already under way. And what are the sisters doing to get ready? We’re reading other writing websites like madwomen, to see who’s saying what about writing and the steps involved in publishing, and what they all make of it today. Want to read along?
How much help can writers be to one another? That’s the sisterly question I’ve been asking as I read site after site, and it helps me sort the proverbial wheat from the chaff. From what I’m seeing, there are more than several good websites that can help writers get it on the page.
For instance, every day I go to these sites for these reasons, among my many digital travels:
- Grammar Girl, to get it right the first time;
- Advice to Writers, to get a kick-ass quote to urge me on;
- Writing Roads, because she’s damn good at what she does;
- Word Strumpet, because I love the name, and she lives up to it; and,
- Poewar, because it’s like going to a really good career counselor.
And you? Where do you go for encouragement and inspiration, to get all that you need to write on?
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… or at least a really inexpensive one. Thanks for the link to Poewar!
Hi, John. We love Poewar. We love help. Accepting help is something writers do awkwardly at best, probably because we set our sites too low, thinking that we merely need to meet successful writers to be successful ourselves. What we need to do is hear about process and hard choices. Then we need to hear that persistence means more than talent, how to write a query letter, and pretty much everything else you’ve mapped out to tell us. Thanks for being there. And do come back to TSP, where we do love our writing tips.
I can’t wait to buy/read your book , Marion.
And I will buy an extra copy to giveaway on my blog.
I’ve been doing a lot of soul searching and reading lately.
Part of the process as well I guess.
Yay! Thanks for adding me to your list. I’m so honored and pleased to be chosen by you. Your blog is on my must-read daily list, too.
PS. Can’t wait for both your books to come out!
Oooh, I just got the chills looking at the book cover! I can’t wait to hold that book since I know it will offer all the wonderful memoir-writing lessons you share here and more.
Many congrats to both book-writing Roach sisters.
EKE
PS: I’m a fan of the Litopia podcast; writing, publishing, grammar and more. There’s a website/forum, too.
Hello, Deb. So glad to see you here again. We will gladly give you a copy to give away on your blog, sister. Hoping my new book will guide you in what to do with all that soul searching. I genuinely think it will help all your material. Soon, soon! Please keep in touch.
Hi, Charlotte. So glad to meet you here. We love your site and go there all the time. It’s wonderful that you are there to help writers–so very sisterly. And thanks for the kind words about the books. We’re really excited here. Stay tuned.
Oh, thank you, Elizabeth. So kind of you to get a dose of chills for me. And thank you for the tip. I am on my way to Litopia right now. What a sisterly thing for you to do to provide us with another great place to go. Thanks, sister.