At SQL Saturday Orlando, another speaker and I got into a discussion about the transition from writing to publishing. He went to my blog looking for SQL Server stuff and...
I am on my way home from the Cascade Writers Workshop in Portland, Oregon and am now suffering the cascade effect. Okay, I admit “cascade effect” is just a fun...
Networking. Self-Promotion. Business skills. Talent. Which of these does a writer need to make it in the publishing industry? All of them. If anyone ever tells you that a writing...
I’ve been a bad girl. Too much work, not enough posting on my blog. For those who are following these posts, I’ve been involved in a lot of stuff lately....
“Burning bridges” is a slang term that (as far as I know) dates back to the practice of an army burning a bridge so the enemy could not cross over...
Tonight I logged onto Writers Chatroom tonight to discuss 25 tips for gaining blog traffic with other writers. Audrey Shaffer, the moderator of Writers Chatroom, does an excellent job of...
Networking is one of my “hot button” issues. I’m a big advocate of networking, primarily because it has gotten me more work than I know how to deal with. I’ve...
Last year, I made lots of friends at the Nebula Awards. This year too. Getting together to just hang around in a no pressure atmosphere, talk about our pets, our favorite...
I’ve seen a lot of requests, and advice, for networking at conventions and conferences. I thought I’d add my own two cents to the pile. If you are planning to...
Whether you are a technical writer or a fiction writer, proofreading other people’s work can teach you a lot. Sometimes you will see good examples of writing that you will...
Brandie Tarvin is an author and tie-in writer and a copy editor. In addition to her original fiction, she has written SQL Server articles, Shadowrun: The Role Playing Game sourcebook material and fiction as well as a piece for Hasbro’s Transformers. She currently lives in Florida with her family and is owned by two cats.
