by Andi | Oct 9, 2019 | Andi's Book, Written and Wrought
Recently, the members of the free online writing community I coordinate and I have been discussing publishing paths, and as part of those discussions, I wrote up this rough and ready primer on traditional publishing. A couple of folks suggested I share it with more... 
by Andi | Sep 25, 2019 | Book Recommendations, Written and Wrought
I’ll never be as funny as Anne Lamott, or as lyrical as Christie Purifoy, or as wise as Marilynne Robinson, or as powerful with language as Jesmyn Ward. These are statements of fact, and if I focus on the ways I am not as good as any of these amazing writers, I... 
by Andi | Sep 11, 2019 | Andi's Book, Written and Wrought
In college, I took a philosophy class (loved it, even though it made my head hurt), and we studied the “brain in a vat” theory, the idea that we are simply brains floating in some substance who think we are people but really don’t have bodies or do... 
by Andi | Aug 21, 2019 | Written and Wrought
Yesterday, I asked the online community I coordinate for what would be useful to them in a blog post. I wasn’t surprised when people said they’d like to hear how to pitch editors, agents, and publishers – I get asked that question a lot, and I always... 
by Andi | Aug 14, 2019 | Andi's Book, Written and Wrought
If you’ve been reading this blog for a while, you know that in the past few months I’ve taken on a quest to put books into the world at a much quicker pace and that I’m taking my inspiration for that decision from the talented and wise Kirsten...