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!

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