Anne R. Allen's Blog... with Ruth Harris
Writing about writing. Mostly.
An author blog can be fun if you ignore the rules intended for business blogs. by Anne R. Allen The most common question I get from authors who are thinking about starting a blog is: “What should an author blog about?” My answer isn’t the same as what you’ll hear from the major blogging gurus. […]
Book length memoir is a hard sell, but short essays can be a goldmine. Memoir is the most popular genre at any writers’ conference, and the most common genre in any agent’s slush pile. Unfortunately, it’s the hardest to write well—and the least likely to be successful if you’re an unknown newbie writer. That’s because […]
Stupid writing rules–Beware the Dunning-Kruger Effect. by Anne R. Allen Fake news isn’t our only problem in the era of social media. Fake writing rules are everywhere. Even I get taken in. I shared a meme on Facebook yesterday that gave a spelling rule that was 100% wrong. Thank goodness an English teacher friend […]
by Anne R. Allen What? Blog a book? Sez you. You’re always hammering us NOT to put our WIPs on our blogs! True. And I continue to do so—if you’re a beginning novelist hoping to get a traditional book contract. Tiny snippets of fiction for blog hops and other writing-community bonding exercises are OK, […]
