Monthly Archives: April 2011

Getting Through The Lows

Posted on April 9, 2011 by Author Richard P. Nixon

I’m seeing more and more comments come across the wires from folks who are running into severe difficulties in their stories. Not technical difficulties – emotional ones. Messages from several authors on Twitter, for example, saying they’d hit very difficult … Continue reading →

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Writing Food for Thought

Posted on April 7, 2011 by Author Richard P. Nixon

“You fail only if you stop writing.” ~Ray Bradbury

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First “Official” Mail!

Posted on April 6, 2011 by Author Richard P. Nixon

After leaving my son at school, I stopped by the Post Office to check my box – the one I rented in preparation for all those royalty checks and movie contracts sure to arrive once I sell my book. Lo … Continue reading →

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The Question of How – Part 4

Posted on April 4, 2011 by Author Richard P. Nixon

As a writer I am constantly asking the question of how. How do I get published? How do I build a following? How do I keep from going nuts? There are enough questions of “how” to circle the globe four … Continue reading →

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