Who are you writing for? How do you find readers that love your writing? How do you pick your next project? How can you promote your work when sales-speak makes you queasy?
Finding an audience and delighting them is a key requirement for sustaining a lasting career. If you can connect directly with your readers then the gatekeepers of the publishing industry are less of a barrier to success. Here are some ideas on how to cultivate a following:
- A glimpse into the world of poetry publishing: 6 interviews with poets published by Indigo Dreams
- Choosing what to commit to
- Fairy tales and the lessons they offer writers
- How to get the most out of conventions
- How to impress a publisher
- Personality and professionalism
- Q&A with short story writer Amanda Huggins
- Q&A with writer Angela Readman
- Q&A with writer Dan Micklethwaite on the short story writing process
- Q&A with writer Jonathan Pinnock
- Q&A with writer Tim Major
- The cost of cons and invisible returns
