Shouting into the Wind is about writing, being real, and all the important things. Softish feelies. Still fierce. Not sorry.
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I know what you’re thinking: I’ve spent over a year nitpicking this 90,000-word manuscript, and what I want more than anything is for nary a soul to read it. Sounds familiar, right? I’m sure thousands of editors have heard this before, and it makes total sense. If you’ve spent all that time, money, and effort on something, why would you ever want it to see the light of day?
So, you’ve written a novel, gone through the editing process, purchased cover art, and now you’re ready to publish. Congratulations! Now, comes the hard part: promoting your work…
Those of you who’ve followed my journey through this last stretch of grad school may know I’m taking a social media marketing course this term, following another marketing course. I’ve loved taking these courses because their required reading gives me so many ideas to apply to the writing life. For example, there’s a case study in our book that had me thinking about ways authors, artists, and other creatives could increase their audiences without a large overhead cost like paid placement…
Everyone has slightly different reasons for pursuing a creative life. Some are hobbyists who enjoy their creativity after work. Others can’t imagine spending their days in a cubicle. Many creators dream of escaping the daily grind in favor of starting a creative business of their own. When we make that leap and try our hands […]
A few days ago, I was scrolling through Twitter when I found one of those tweets that looked like it was going to be a happy story, but it turned out sad instead. A major publisher had written someone an email saying they loved her book, but they couldn’t accept it because she didn’t have […]