For New Writers

Author of The Blackbird Sisters Mystery Series

For New Writers:

First of all, the best way to start writing is…to start
writing. You can talk about your ideas until the cows
come home, read how-to books until you′re cross-eyed
and whine that you can″t find the time to fulfill your dream
because of your job, your family or other outside pressures.
Thing is, only you can make a career in writing happen…

Avoid A Scam:

You′ve finished your fiction manuscript and polished it
to perfection. And now the time has come to send
your baby out into the world. Your first goal should be
to find a reputable agent. (The subject of another,
more important article!) But some writers—perhaps
ill-informed, desperate, fed up with rejection…