I was at the ALA in Anaheim yesterday (a convention for publishers and librarians) and signed copies of A Year Of Writing Dangerously for my publisher, New World Library. A real perk was being able to hang out with Monique Muhlenkamp (above),my friend and publicist for NWL. I also was a stand-in for WriteGirl…
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Getting Published
Publication Day!
by Barbara Abercrombie • • 24 Comments
Dear Readers – Today is the official publication day for A YEAR OF WRITING DANGEROUSLY. Some of the entries in the book are based on posts I did on this blog so thank you for your comments, your encouragement and for being faithful readers of WritingTime. And now I'm going to ask you for a…
Getting Published, The Writing Life
A Cabin for Sale
by Barbara Abercrombie • • 1 Comment
Bidding Wars Are Back In Tight Market! – Los Angeles Times June 10, 2012 What could be a lovelier headline to read when you have a house about to go on the market?! My cabin in Lake Arrowhead goes up for sale next week as the renovation of my new one marches on. (All of…
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The Truth About Publishing
by Barbara Abercrombie • • 10 Comments
My early copy of A Year Of Writing Dangerously arrived last week. I was ecstatic – it looks so beautiful! New World Library did such a fantastic job turning it into a published book. It's almost 400 pages and it feels heavy. I tried dipping into it but I had reread it so many times in…
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A Year of Writing Dangerously
by Barbara Abercrombie • • 16 Comments
My latest book, A Year of Writing Dangerously will be published by New World Library next month. There are 365 entries – anecdotes, quotes and writing prompts to encourage and inspire you, day by day, through a year of writing. It's like going to a party with all my favorite writers. They'll hold your hand…
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The Marketing Whore Gets Endorsements
by Barbara Abercrombie • • 6 Comments
And you thought it was all over, that you had arrived, when you finished your book and sold it. No, no – that's just the beginning phase. That's the easy part where you get to sit around in your bedroom slippers and just write. I'm now deep into marketing. A Year of Writing Dangerously will…
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Dream Interviewers
by Barbara Abercrombie • • 6 Comments
Radio interviews can be dicey when you're promoting your book. A lot of interviewers are promoting their own products, books, or just grinding their own ax, so it was a happy surprise to be interviewed by Cynthia Royal and Leah Juarez on their program Equesse Radio a few weeks ago. They asked great questions about…
Getting Published, The Writing Life
Tips for Marketing Books
by Barbara Abercrombie • • 5 Comments
Gone are the days when writers could just stay home and write, now we need to market ourselves up the ying yang. When you get a book published you have to get out and sell it (and you thought writing was hard?) You have to figure out how to do it yourself because most publishers…
Getting Published, Terrific Books
Upcoming Events
by Barbara Abercrombie • • 2 Comments
It's that time again, folks. Marketing books. Wonderful writers who have essays in CHERISHED will be reading at the bookstore events, including Carolyn See, Samantha Dunn, Linzi Glass, Monica Holloway, Billy and Judith Mernit, Jackie Winspear, Jenny Rough, Cecilia Brainard, May-lee Chai, Melissa Cistaro, and everybody's favorite vet, Dr. Bob Goldman. Bookstore Readings for CHERISHED:…
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Naked in Montana
by Barbara Abercrombie • • 14 Comments
Not me, my student Phyllis. She wrote this essay two years ago at the Montana Writing Retreat and I've bugged her to send it out. It's hilarious and in the Huffington Post today – check it out: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/phyllis-berger/getting-naked-in-montana_b_792601.html
