by Sherri Burr
For creative types, there is often a tension between concentrating energy to become known for a particular type of work, and wandering off that path to create something new and different. This tension confronted Annie Leibovitz,
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The Writing Life: Wandering Off the Beaten Path with Annie Leibovitz
An Interview with Author Paula Paul
Paula Paul is a native Texan who began her writing career as a newspaper journalist. She now makes her home in Albuquerque, New Mexico where she writes “extraordinary stories that touch the heart and challenge the mind.”
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Revising Fiction: 12 Ways to Build Suspense
by Kirt Hickman
For many writers, the challenge of story lies in how to plot, rather than plod, through the long, languid, middle of the novel. The key to holding your reader’s attention lies in the art of maintaining suspense.
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SWW Presents: 2016 Novel Conference
ONE-DAY NOVEL CONFERENCE
Getting Your Novel Published:
Offering the Latest on What Publishers Seek
Saturday, May 14 • 9:00 am to 4:30 pm
New Life Presbyterian
Albuquerque, New Mexico
SouthWest Writers’
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Connecting at Writing Conferences
by Chris Eboch
Writers mainly work alone, so a conference can be a great chance to meet peers, feel connected to the industry, learn more about the craft and business, and maybe even develop a relationship with an editor or agent.
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An Interview with Corrales Writing Group: On Writing
This is part two of an interview with Corrales Writing Group, a closed group of six members who encourage each other in their individual writing journeys. Together they produce an annual anthology of essays and short pieces of fiction and memoir.
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An Interview with Author Jonathan Miller
Author and attorney Jonathan Miller has published 11 books since his 2004 debut novel. A graduate of both the University of Colorado School of Law and the American Film Institute, he draws on his unique experience to create the award-winning Rattlesnake Lawyer series.
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Writer’s Remorse
by Olive Balla
It’s a cousin to Buyer’s Remorse, which my friend and constant companion Google defines as an emotional response to a purchase. Feelings like regret, fear, depression, or anxiety. You know—the letdown that grabs the buyer by the throat immediately after he’s spent a pile of money on something he just knew he wanted more than anything.
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The Writing Life: Juggling Priorities
by Sherri Burr
Recently, I read T.D. Jakes’ book Instinct and was startled by the chapter on juggling priorities. The author discussed juggling as “giving each object just enough of a push so that all items remain suspended and none falls out of sequence.”
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An Interview with Author Robin Perini
RITA® finalist, international bestselling and award-winning author Robin Perini is devoted to giving her readers fast-paced, high-stakes adventures with a love story sure to melt their hearts. She sold fourteen titles to publishers in less than two years after winning the prestigious Romance Writers of America® Golden Heart® award in 2011.
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