These tips for getting your book published are from a panel of writers, agents, and editors at the Surrey International Writers’ Conference. If you dream of being a successful writer, these answers to oft-asked questions about getting published are a must-read!
First, a quip from a famous writer:
“If the doctor told me I had only six minutes to live, [...]

These tips for a successful writers conferences will prepare you to get the most out of your publishing, editing, and writing workshops and seminars! Here’s a round up of things I learned in my three days at the Surrey International Writers’ Conference in British Columbia, Canada.
Before the tips, a quip:
“Writers are introverted and insecure.” – best-selling author Mary Jo Putney.
I’m [...]

These writing tools and habits for successful novelists are from New York Times bestseller Vicki Pettersson, who is working on her fourth book. She spoke at the Surrey International Writers’ Conference in British Columbia about writers’ self-sabotage, goals and habits.
Outwardly, Pettersson looks like a writing success. But, like most writers, she struggles with motivation, time, and energy. [...]

Starting a blog is easy; attracting readers is challenging! These ways to increase blog traffic are from professional blogger and technologist Darren Barefoot, who spoke at the Surrey International Writers’ Conference in British Columbia. 
Before the tips, a quip:
“Don’t say the old lady screamed — bring her on and let her scream,” said Mark Twain.
Successful bloggers let [...]

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 [...]

These Blogging 101 key tips for web writing are from Vancouver technologist and writer Darren Barefoot, who just posted his 5,000th article on his blog. He spoke at the Surrey International Writers’ Conference in British Columbia about the fundamentals of blogging – and here’s what I learned!
First, a quip about writing:
“You don’t write because you want to [...]

Best-selling author Bob Mayer, who wrote The Novel Writer’s Toolkit, spoke at the Surrey International Writers’ Conference in British Columbia. Here are several of his writing tips for novelists, ranging from outlining a book to narrative structure.
First, a great quip from Mayer:
“Everything drives toward the climactic scene,” says Mayer. “Everything in a story is done [...]

Don McQuinn, a book doctor, shared his writing and editing tips at the Surrey International Writers’ Conference in British Columbia. Here are several of his tips, which range from editing yourself to dealing with writer’s block.
“Editing yourself takes cold-blooded analysis,” says McQuinn. He doesn’t show his writing to anyone until it’s completely ready to go. Only his wife, [...]