by Cindy Ervin Huff | Sep 12, 2019 | writer's tip, Writing craft
Writers pay out funds to market their books. We pay venue fees and buy more books to sell while paying for advertising for online sales. Self-published authors pay to get their books in print. Writing is more than an artform, it’s a business and as such dollars that...
by Cindy Ervin Huff | Dec 19, 2017 | Uncategorized, writing tips
I’ve always believed nothing you experience or learn is ever wasted. This is especially true in our writing journey. Maybe you were never very good at sports. Yet participation in PE class taught you the fundamentals. When one of your characters is a jock, you have...
by Cindy Ervin Huff | Jul 15, 2015 | Pantster, Writing Reflections
Road trip! Often defined as an Adventure with no actual route and end destination. Sometimes pantsters write their novels like a road trip. We sit down to write with an ending in mind. We know where to start but sometimes take a few wrong plot twists that lead to dead...
by Cindy Ervin Huff | May 25, 2015 | Conference Tips
Now you’ve got all the tools in your toolbox ready to go. Get a cup of coffee and peruse the class and workshop offering of the conference you want to attend. Think about where you are in your writing life. Newbies and Novices Newbies should take beginner classes. If...
by Cindy Ervin Huff | Apr 14, 2015 | Uncategorized
The alligator in the photo reminds me that writers should be thick-skinned. Anyone who has succeeded in the writing world has developed thick-skin. Writers have to pull it out of their toolbox and put it on. Wearing it, nothing and no one can get in our way and bring...
