Rob Parnell's Writing Academy Blog

Dear Fellow Writer, Still here - just three more performances of Are You Being Served? to go and then I'm looking forward to a rest - at least a whole day to ourselves - before the inevitable onslaught of new projects and TTD (Things To Do!) Weeks like this I find myself singing the old Bon Jovi song, Sleep When I'm Dead... Oh, by the way - quick reminder - my one day sale of Easy Cash Writing ends at midnight tonight: (Click on the image!) Keep Writing. Rob@easywaytowrite.com Writers! Click here to get published free by Magellan Books. THIS WEEK'S ARTICLE: The Cosmic Ordering Service Rob Parnell "Take it easy, have fun, and everything else will follow." That's the advice of Barbel Mohr in her new book, The Cosmic Ordering Service , which I couldn't help picking up to read recently. It's actually barely a book at 100 pages - and is more a collection of notes ab...

It seems the longer time goes on, the more traditional publishers are shutting their doors to new authors.  Writers I speak to are getting their manuscripts back sooner and more frequently with those customary rejections these days, even if they've had publishing deals in the past. Anyhoo, where I live, South Australia has more than its fair share of successful writers - Sean Williams, who writes Star Wars novels, for one.  DM Cornish, whose Monster Blood Tattoo trilogy has a Hollywood option.  My wife, Robyn Opie, is the author of 85 internationally published books.  Janeen Brian is the proud author of 75 picture books, the list goes on. Wannabe professional writers should find this encouraging. Of course a lot more writers find success online these days, being independent and carving a niche as an authorpreneur. My subscribers often complain about how long it takes to gain some traction as an independent author. But don't forget it's never be...