10 Things Every Writer Should Know

Oct. 4th, 2011 at 7:24 PM

It took me six years, three months and about two and a half weeks from the time I decided to write a book, to the day I made (what would eventually become) a successful submission to my publisher, Echelon Press. If I'd known in those early days what I know now, I'm pretty sure I could have done it in less than half the time.

With that in mind, I've put together a presentation, which I sincerely believe can help writers speed up their own learning process.

On Wednesday, October 5th, at 7:00pm, I'll be giving that talk, 10 Things Every Writer Should Know, at Somerville Library (35 West End Ave., Somerville, NJ 08876).

I'll have paperback copies of my debut novel, Fur-Face, there, and since most of the people in the audience will be some kind of writer, I'll be giving a free 'I are a writer!' mug to everyone who buys my book afterwards.

If you'd like to come along, I'd love to see you there :)

Current Mood: excited

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snapes_angel

Oct. 4th, 2011 07:32 pm (UTC)

As usual, my only problems with attending are that I am in New York, and do not drive, have no car, and do not live in Manhattan. Much luck, and have fun!

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jongibbs

Oct. 4th, 2011 07:50 pm (UTC)

thanks, Elizabeth. Will do :)

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jongibbs

Oct. 5th, 2011 05:03 am (UTC)

Excellent! It'd be great to meet you at last :)

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wyld_dandelyon

Oct. 4th, 2011 08:30 pm (UTC)

I hope you're doing a recap for those of us who live too far away to heckle you from the front seat!

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jongibbs

Oct. 5th, 2011 05:10 am (UTC)

I plan to do a series of posts on it, but in the meantime, here's a more lighthearted version I wrote a while back: http://jongibbs.livejournal.com/15856.html

Edited at 2011-10-05 09:11 am (UTC)

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birdhousefrog

Oct. 4th, 2011 09:30 pm (UTC)

the kid keeps taking my kindle to keep reading Fur Face. She said tonight "Tell that friend of yours thank you for writing this book!" (hey, it's about a cat with attitude.) She keeps laughing out loud, too, while she's reading.

Oz

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