These eight romance writing and publishing tips are from novelist Mary Jo Putney, speaking at the Surrey International Writers’ Conference in British Columbia. Here are some of her best tips on writing, editing, and publishing….
Before the tips, here’s a quip from Putney:
“When your book comes out, there will be errors in the text,” she says.
Okay, this may not seem like [...]

These 17 reasons book manuscripts are rejected are from a panel of editors, literary agents, and publishers at the Surrey International Writers’ Conference in British Columbia, Canada. I’ve also pulled out some great writing tips and quips about the book publishing business from this discussion…
But first, a quip from an agent about getting published:
“You don’t have to have [...]

To be a successful freelance writer, you need to treat writing like a business, not a hobby or pleasant pastime! Never forget that you’re an entrepreneur — someone who has to work hard to sell services or products – not just a hobbyist writer.
Before the tips, a quip:
“Publishing is a business, and aspiring writers who take the time and expend [...]

If you wanna be a successful writer, you should practice different types of writing. Have you entered your writing in contests? Here are seven things to do when you didn’t win… 
Before the tips, a quip:
“To research this book, I entered exactly 80 contests in 18 months, but only achieved three First Prizes, one Second Prize, and [...]

These ten ways to write better feature articles for magazines will help you improve your pitches, proposals, and publication possibilities.
Before the tips, a quip from William Zinsser:
“Never tell your readers what they should think about something. You may write about amazing things, but never tell them that something is going to be amazing,” says Zinsser. “Just lay [...]

Here are ten solid tips for becoming a better freelance writer. You don’t need a four leaf clover to be lucky in writing – because you can create your own luck!
First, here’s a quip from Thomas Jefferson: 
“I am a great believer in luck, and I find the harder I work, the more I have of it.” 
To improve your [...]

Canadian author Margaret Atwood shares her writing quips and tips, advice and thoughts in Negotiating With the Dead: A Writer on Writing. Here, she describes the process of writing, becoming a writer, selling stories, and more.
First, of course, a writing quip from this famous published author:
“All writers must go from now to once a upon a [...]

Staying motivated is a key to writing success, so here are five tips for increasing your writing discipline. Without discipline, you won’t write a query letter — much less a book proposal or full manuscript!
Before the tips, a quip from Elizabeth Gilbert: 
“As for discipline – it’s important, but sort of over-rated. The more important virtue for a writer, I believe, is [...]

If you’re trying to get published, you’re coping with writing rejections all the time. These tips for dealing with setbacks as a writer will help you bounce back and query again. As a full-time freelance writer and blogger, I apply these tips almost every single day!
First, a writing quip from two successful writers and published authors:
“We think writers should stop placing so [...]

Bestselling author Diana Gabaldon’s three writing tips will improve your skills, especially when you’re discouraged and fatigued. But – if you want to be a successful writer – you must set your feelings aside and treat writing like it is: your work.
Why? Because it’s a job. For instance, when emergency room doctors are discouraged, they can’t lie down for a snooze. When garbage men [...]