Guest Composer: Betty Wyatt
No writer writes alone.
Each of us is the product of the people around us. Even the proverbial hermit writer has to deal with editors, publishers, agents, and the milk man.
Writers are readers. What we read shapes how we write. Thus, we must strive to read large quantities of quality literature.
From time to time I will feature a guest writer, either someone with a book to release or someone who has something to teach us all.
The first writer I'm going to promote is Betty Wyatt. She is the picture of determination, writing most of her newly self-published novel before 6 a.m. She dreamed of a finished book and now she has accomplished that dream. She followed that first rule of writing-- BICFOK. She also followed many other rules we will discuss later, including "write, rewrite, revise, then rewrite again until you have something worthwhile" and "ask for advice from as many as you can, then make your decision and stick with it."
I must admit that Betty Wyatt is not a random choice for first featured author. She happens to be my mother and I have watched her story unfold over the last several years.
Betty's new book, JESSIE: the story of a genteel lady in frontier Alaska, is available from lulu. Once there, do a search for "Betty Wyatt" and find her story.
Each of us is the product of the people around us. Even the proverbial hermit writer has to deal with editors, publishers, agents, and the milk man.
Writers are readers. What we read shapes how we write. Thus, we must strive to read large quantities of quality literature.
From time to time I will feature a guest writer, either someone with a book to release or someone who has something to teach us all.
The first writer I'm going to promote is Betty Wyatt. She is the picture of determination, writing most of her newly self-published novel before 6 a.m. She dreamed of a finished book and now she has accomplished that dream. She followed that first rule of writing-- BICFOK. She also followed many other rules we will discuss later, including "write, rewrite, revise, then rewrite again until you have something worthwhile" and "ask for advice from as many as you can, then make your decision and stick with it."
I must admit that Betty Wyatt is not a random choice for first featured author. She happens to be my mother and I have watched her story unfold over the last several years.
Betty's new book, JESSIE: the story of a genteel lady in frontier Alaska, is available from lulu. Once there, do a search for "Betty Wyatt" and find her story.
posted by Patty at
7:30 AM
1 Comments:
This morning, I have made a new discovery. My child has been scribbling for two months on this wall, without a hint of her guilt.
At first, I was fascinated to hear the concerto. So much so, that I actually pushed the mute button on my keyboard thinking I would hear the music. Instead, I heard the beating heart of the maestro.
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