Guest Blogs – Page 5

Practically Painless Pitching

Learn about Practically Painless (book) Pitching with Author Laura Drake.

by Beverly Lionberger Hodgins The act of asking, listening, and taking the steps to promote your book may leave you quaking in your boots as author, Beverly Lionberger Hodgins found out. It was a steep curve I climbed during the past year while learning how to promote my first book. Let me tell you howContinueContinue reading “Ask, Listen, and Act”

Rachel Santino

2023 WWW Conference Chair ~ Part Two Picking up where we left off, I took Lynn up on her “big ask” to be her conference chair. As an editor, I spend most of my time working solo on the computer, and this felt like a great opportunity to get to know more people in theContinueContinue reading “Rachel Santino”

Self-Editing into Publication

Have you ever wondered what some of the items are that you should check for when your first draft is complete?

Short Stories Open Doors

By Randi Samuelson-Brown Ah…the ever-changing landscape of writing and publishing. For those just in the beginning phases of their writing and publishing journey, I do have a few words that might help. Know that when one option is taken off the table, another one is usually waiting in the wings. The problem is to locateContinueContinue reading “Short Stories Open Doors”

Meet the 2023 Conference Chair

Rachel Santino I am a new member of Women Writing the West. Having joined in the middle of 2021, very few of you reading this blog know who the heck I am. I thought it would be nice to introduce myself and share a little bit about how I ended up here as the currentContinueContinue reading “Meet the 2023 Conference Chair”