Change for the Sake of Change
Posted by Anjuelle Floyd | Filed under Articles and Essays, Musings
I recently attended a book clubs summit where, for a weekend, participants gathered to meet and greet writers from around the country.
Authors signed books and thanked readers for support of our work and artistry between giving individual talks, and participating in panel discussions with other writers.
Tags: artistry, authors, book clubs, business, marketing, promoting, publishing, readers, self-publishing, summit, traditional publishing, writersm stories
Writing and Cyberspace
Posted by Anjuelle Floyd | Filed under Articles and Essays, Musings
As the economy languishes in limbo and many of us wonder what comes next, I have made several observations as an author, one of which is that the Internet has become an important meeting ground for both industry and consumers.
That I am an author makes me part of the publishing industry. The Internet offers a [...]
Tags: 21st century, artistry, author, business, challenges, consumer, craft, cyberspace, economy, entertainment, industry, information, Internet, publishing, research, writer, writing
Writing With Both Sides of Your Brain
Posted by Anjuelle Floyd | Filed under Articles and Essays, Musings
Editor, author, and educator, Shon Bacon suggests that there are two fundamental aspects to a writer’s process. One is the purely creative aspect. The second involves the analytical dimension of crafting a story.
Psychologists and scientists have long theorized that humans accomplish varied tasks by utilizing either one or the other side of our brains. Creative, [...]
Tags: analytical, business, creative, left brain, marketing, promotion, publishing, right brain, selling, Shon Bacon
Commitment to The “Word”
Posted by Anjuelle Floyd | Filed under Articles and Essays, Musings
Commit yourself to the ‘word.’
Write your story. Don’t worry about who will publish it.
–author, educator, Shon Bacon
Tags: author, committment, creativity, editing, educator, fiction, publishing, Shon Bacon, the blank page, the writing life, word, words, writing

