Alas for the internet, for it has one terrible consequence: it is now almost impossible to go about singing ridiculously incorrect song lyrics, blissfully ignorant of the truth. A single peek on Google resolves (almost) all questions, so we…
Out of the blue Feedspot sends me this handy dandy little award naming this writer’s blog a top forty ghostwriter blog. Cool. I’ve been a little too busy to post it, but seeing it languish in my draft section made me sad, so I’ll display it now for your perusal. You can see the list… Continue reading Feedspot Names Bethturnage.com a Top 40 Ghostwriter Blog
It’s the most wonderful time of the year …No, really. As a professional musician, I’ve had to start working on my Christmas repertoire, brushing off songs that I haven’t played for nine months. Many of these tunes have been part of my ann…
The newest kidz on the block are Twitter pitch events where writers pitch their books in 140 characters or less to catch the attention of agents and publishers. If interested in reading more the agents and publishers like your pitch which is an invitation to query them. Yes. You must go through the query process.… Continue reading #Writing Arts: Master Your Tweet Pitch
It’s official: my weekly post has migrated to this day. I work four 10 hour shifts at my new job, which means that I have one day off in the middle of the week, and this is it. A lot of people have winced and said, “Ugh!” when I’ve de…
I am an outliner. I need a plan, I need to know I can hit my beats, I need to know where my characters are going. Therefore, I plan in advance. Yet, the further I get in this journey, the more I realize what a useless label that really is. The supposed distinction between pantsing […]