Rob Parnell's Writing Academy Blog

Dear Fellow Writer, 2015 has well and truly begun. Where are you on your journey toward success this year? Hopefully you've started to work on your goals already. How many books do you intend to complete this year? One, two, twelve? Whatever your answer, you'd better get down to it! This week we look at rewriting - the activity that ensures you create work of quality.    Keep writing! Rob@easywaytowrite.com The Art of the Rewrite The novelist John Irving says, on average, he spends a third of his time writing and two thirds  rewriting .  Irving regards his talent as average but thinks that his determination to perfect his work after the first draft is probably what has made him a successful writer.      In the publishing industry, the author Ken Follett is famous for his ability to rewrite his manuscripts to target the needs of his audience.  He has a habit of showing his early drafts to anyone who will read them because he believes everyone's opin

Dear Fellow Writer, Thanks for being a subscriber. I know it's sometimes hard to stay focused when there's so much information coming at you all the time these days. I'm glad you still like hearing from me! Being a full time writer is great - as long as you're committed and totally believe that what you do makes a difference. Getting lost in the creative flow is what it's all about. But often we have other considerations when we let our work go to see how it fares in the marketplace. In today's article we look at how you might stay ahead of the competition (including those signed to legacy publishers) as an independent author in the new millennium. Keep writing! Rob@easywaytowrite.com Publishing Strategy for Indie Authors One great way of preparing yourself for the release of your next book as an independent author is to have a pretend  strategy meeting  with yourself every two or three months.   If you had a legacy publishing deal and an agen