http://groups.yahoo.com/group/writewithshanna/ Write With Shanna Wed, 06 Jan 2010 17:39:03 GMT Shanna Swendson http://groups.yahoo.com/group/writewithshanna/message/55 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/writewithshanna/message/55 When writers talk about the way they work, they often describe themselves as "character-driven" or "plot-driven." Or you may hear a particular author's books Wed, 09 Dec 2009 17:40:41 GMT Shanna Swendson http://groups.yahoo.com/group/writewithshanna/message/54 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/writewithshanna/message/54 This will be the last "writing post" of the year, and instead of writing a post, I've put together a PDF e-book of all the writing posts since I started doing Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:05:41 GMT Shanna Swendson http://groups.yahoo.com/group/writewithshanna/message/53 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/writewithshanna/message/53 The Internet was really buzzing last week with the announcement that Harlequin, a well-established major publisher, would be starting a vanity publishing Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:12:27 GMT Shanna Swendson http://groups.yahoo.com/group/writewithshanna/message/52 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/writewithshanna/message/52 I learn a lot about writing from watching TV. Most of the time, it's from things that are done well -- if I fall in love with characters or find certain plots Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:49:58 GMT Shanna Swendson http://groups.yahoo.com/group/writewithshanna/message/51 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/writewithshanna/message/51 From my regular excursions around the Internet and from the way I see the book industry portrayed on TV, I get the impression that there are a lot of false Wed, 14 Oct 2009 16:43:38 GMT Shanna Swendson http://groups.yahoo.com/group/writewithshanna/message/50 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/writewithshanna/message/50 When I made my last writing post about planning your publicity efforts, I got some questions about what kind of things a writer might do about publicity. So, Wed, 30 Sep 2009 16:27:14 GMT Shanna Swendson http://groups.yahoo.com/group/writewithshanna/message/49 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/writewithshanna/message/49 Today's writing topic came out of a recent convention panel I moderated. As usual, I came up with my best points in the days after the convention, so I thought Wed, 16 Sep 2009 16:51:26 GMT Shanna Swendson http://groups.yahoo.com/group/writewithshanna/message/48 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/writewithshanna/message/48 I've got another reader request writing topic this week: editing. This is a pretty complex topic, and I'm sure that each writer approaches it differently. In Wed, 02 Sep 2009 16:34:51 GMT Shanna Swendson http://groups.yahoo.com/group/writewithshanna/message/47 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/writewithshanna/message/47 This week's writing topic is a timely one for me, as it represents my current work phase. Research is a double-edged sword for writers. On the one hand, good Wed, 19 Aug 2009 14:58:28 GMT Shanna Swendson http://groups.yahoo.com/group/writewithshanna/message/46 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/writewithshanna/message/46 I still have writing posts about research and editing in the planning stages, but this one came to me, so I went with it. I originally wasn't planning to Wed, 05 Aug 2009 15:57:25 GMT Shanna Swendson http://groups.yahoo.com/group/writewithshanna/message/45 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/writewithshanna/message/45 By reader request, I'm going to tackle the topic of time management -- how do you make time to write? At first glance, a chronic procrastinator might not be Wed, 22 Jul 2009 15:37:43 GMT Shanna Swendson http://groups.yahoo.com/group/writewithshanna/message/44 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/writewithshanna/message/44 I dug out my college acting textbook last week because I like exploring other things that might help in my writing and something struck me that I'd just Wed, 08 Jul 2009 17:06:40 GMT Shanna Swendson http://groups.yahoo.com/group/writewithshanna/message/43 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/writewithshanna/message/43 The Romance Writers of America National Conference is next week, and summer is also a prime time for writing conferences, so I thought I'd share some tips for Wed, 24 Jun 2009 15:40:47 GMT Shanna Swendson http://groups.yahoo.com/group/writewithshanna/message/42 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/writewithshanna/message/42 Summer is a big season for writing conferences and conventions, and the editor or agent appointment is one of the big draws at these events, so for those of Wed, 10 Jun 2009 16:24:39 GMT Shanna Swendson http://groups.yahoo.com/group/writewithshanna/message/41 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/writewithshanna/message/41 Today's writing topic was another reader request, and it's also a "tree falls on the writer" topic, in that I'm writing about it because it's something I'm