by Amber Argyle | Feb 9, 2010 | agents, Books, Contests, Marketing, On Writing, Publishing
Writer’s conferences are a fantastic way to network with authors/agents/editors/fellow writers. I’ve been to numerous conferences. IMO, the best one in Utah is the LDStorymakers Conference (whether you’re LDS or not).They also have a fun contest...
by Amber Argyle | Dec 7, 2009 | Stuff
I’ve come to a point in my life where some things have to change. There simply isn’t enough Amber to go around (metaphorically speaking; literally speaking, there’s plenty of Amber 😉 ). Between my three very young children, my husband, my occasional...
by Amber Argyle | Nov 24, 2009 | Inspiration, On Writing
1. Read a good book.2. Listen to soundtracks or other music that gets you in a creative mood without distracting you(Josh Groban does it for me) .3. Turn off your internal editor . Repeat after me: The first draft is crap. And that’s okay.4. Get enough sleep....
by Amber Argyle | Nov 14, 2009 | On Writing, Question
I’ve tried many different methods for taking notes on my MS. A notebook–the kind with sections. In each section, I’d try to keep my notes for a particular MS. Things like maps (I write fantasy), names, locations, descriptions, character sketches,...
by Amber Argyle | Nov 10, 2009 | agents, The Priestess Prophecy
1. My agent and I have Priestess (my MS) together. That means he has rights to any deal that arises from contact he initiated. IE–he’s my agent for this book whether I drop him or not. Which is fine. I’m sure he’ll do a good job with it.2. If I...
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