VS Grenier ~ Award-Winning Author, Speaker & Podcaster

Posting a little late tonight, but I wanted to share two great blog posts with you. I think as writers you'll find them insightful. An Unexpected Benefit from Self-Publishing with Nancy Famolari  Author Q&A: Writer and Teacher Janet Ann Collins  Now to go work on my novel for NaNo. Wish me luck. I typed just over 3,000 words last night.

The 3 questions I usually receive from fellow writers, who have recently discovered writing are:       => Do I need to write every day?     => Is it better to use an outline when writing?     => What is the best time to write and how long should I write?   I often share with them that there is no right or wrong way when it comes to writing. One writer is different from the next. What writers must do is find what fits their life and writing style. What works for me won't necessarily work for them. My writing schedule may not be another writer's ideal schedule. Let’s face it . . . I don’t get to block out hours of writing time. I tend to write in short bursts throughout the day. And each day if very different from the day before.   As a writer, you may have productive early mornings or like to write late at night. I know a few writers who prefer writing after 10pm because the house is still and everyone is asleep so they won’t be disturbed. You may be like me

The key to success when working online ultimately is your ability to connect with others. Online relationships are difficult to develop when marketing on the internet due to the lack of physical contact. Special effort must therefore first be put into developing trust which can be achieved by having a positive impact over those you come in contact with. Here is a simple 5 step strategy one should consider adopting when marketing on the internet if you hope to become successful working online. Know Tour 'Target' Audience What makes them tick or why are they even looking around online! You cannot expect to 'forge' a relationship with anyone without first knowing a little about them. If you intend to be of help to them and make a positive impact upon them in some way it is best to be familiar with their needs. Heck you may discover that what you have to offer is no benefit to your audience thereby you are wasting both your time and theirs. Share Your Best Kno

LOS ANGELES _ The 2010 Los Angeles Book Festival has issued a call for entries to its annual program honoring the best of the world publishing community. The Los Angeles Book Festival will consider self-published or independent publisher non-fiction, fiction, biography/autobiography, children's books, young adult, how-to, cookbooks, science fiction, business, spiritual, photography/art, poetry, foreign language, romance and mysteries published on or after Jan. 1, 2007. Our grand prize for the 2010 Los Angeles Book Festival Book of the Year is $1500 cash and a flight to the awards ceremony in February. Submitted works will be judged by a publishing panel using the following criteria: General excellence and the author's passion for telling a good story. The potential of the work to reach a larger audience. ENTRIES: Please classify your book and enter it in the following categories. Multiple entries must be accompanied by a separate fee for each book. G

I won't be on the show right away because my daughter has lit night at her school . . . can you believe it at the same time. But I will be joining the show asap after. I hope you all can listen it. This is a very important topic for all women. RRWL - A GOOD STORY IS A GOOD STORY - HOST Host Marsha Cook  Breast Cancer Awareness will be the topic Monday October 25, at 8 pm CST, 9pm EST, 6pmPCT - A GOOD STORY IS A GOOD STORY with Hosts Marsha Casper Cook, and Virginia S. Grenier. Their guests this week will be breast cancer survivors and some very special stories.Getting regular screening tests is the best way for women to lower their risk of dying from breast cancer. Screening tests can find breast cancer early, when it's most treatable. This show is dedicated to all those who have survived breast cancer. A very important portion of the show will include a representative from BRIGHT PINK http://www.bebrightpink.com. Bright Pink is a national non-profit organization t

Connie Arnold is an author and poet residing in Winston-Salem, North Carolina with her husband, has two married children and three young grandsons. She is the author of three inspirational poetry books. Animal Sound Mix-up is her first published children’s book. Her writing appears in several anthologies, magazines and newsletters. VS: Connie, I want to thank you for being my guest here on The Writing Mama today. I know being a parent and writer can be hard. I find myself asking if I am giving my three children enough attention throughout the day. So to start my first question is . . . what is a typical writing day like for you? Connie: Since my children and grandchildren live far away, I don’t have the distraction of them needing my attention through the day, although I’d love to have much more of that! On a writing day, I usually begin first thing in the morning while I’m sitting at the dining room table with a banana and juice. That’s my most creative time. Sometimes I have

Stories for Children Magazine a trademark of Stories for Children Publishing, LLC An Ezine for Children (3 to 12) Website: http://storiesforchildrenmagazine.org M E D I A   R E L E A S E   For Immediate Release Stories for Children Magazine Reopens Its Doors! The exciting growth and changes continue to occur at Stories for Children Magazine and we are pleased to announce its reopening! This award-winning Ezine shut down for a short hiatus as their Founder, Owner and Editor-in-Chief VS Grenier gave birth to a wonderful baby girl. “Being a mother takes a lot out of you, but now that my little girl is old enough to play in my office and my other kids are back in school . . . it’s time to reopen Stories for Children Magazine,” states VS Grenier. “I’ve really missed working with our great list of authors and illustrators. In addition, I am looking forward to working with the new SFC Team. We have a few of our old team members back, but we’ve added a lot of new faces as well.” Stor