Writing in Public - No Excuses
Master Class on Writers’ Substack, newsletters, blogs, and social media
Master Class No. 5: The Proving Ground: Blogs, Newsletters, and Short Publishing
WHEN: April 11, Thursday, ZOOM, 10-12 PST
REGISTER: Here
So you’ve got a stories you’re proud of, you think they have legs. You’ve edited the work, and maybe others have, too.
It is ready for impact.
Let’s break it down:
Test new material with real readers
Find out what’s working
Get leverage and credibility through small published pieces
One of the best ways— maybe the ultimate way— to prove your writing’s worth, is to go public with it, or a piece of it. Get actual readers give you unvarnished, spontaneous feedback. Get credibility with agents and publishers. You will have an audience.
Let’s examine how and where to self-publish small works with dignity, strategy, and sanity. There’s pros and cons to them all. And you’ll probably try more than one.
Newsletters
Substack et al
Blogs
Social Media
Magazines and Journals
Send me your latest “short” work, I’ll vet it.
Let’s roll up our sleeves!
The reading public doesn’t owe you anything, they’re just hungry for new material and they’re discerning. It’s not a class or an assignment, no one’s being paid. How does your work hold up in real life?
You don’t need permission to find out.
Your first readers will determine a great deal.
