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Self-Publishing — Making Your Bones

  By Maryan Pelland | March 25, 2012 - 9:06 am | Self-publishing, writing advice
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I guess analogy sort of makes publishing like the mafia. I don’t know if I would draw that connection too broadly, but there is this one similarity: If you sit on the sidelines and call yourself a writer for too long, eventually you’re going to be called upon to prove yourself worthy of the title. Eventually, you have to make your move. I set out …(there’s more) Continue reading →

V.I.Warshawski author Sara Paretsky on writing as a career

  By Maryan Pelland | May 21, 2009 - 7:17 pm | Uncategorized
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  All star mystery writer Sara Paretsky, talked with me about writing and about her career. This author of the wildly popular V.I.Warshawski series spoke forthrightly about the challenges of a writing career, especially in today’s economic downturn.   Sara Paretsky says, about her bold woman detective, V.I. Warshawski, She is the quintessential urban woman. She grew up in the shadow of the steel mills on …(there’s more) Continue reading →