Brooke Warner
Host at Write-minded Podcast
Publisher, writing coach, podcaster, and author advocate. My TEDx talk: https://t.co/zh3Q3IuFOX…
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Nov 24, 2024 |
grantfaulkner.substack.com | Grant Faulkner |Brooke Warner
I said to a friend the other day: Love has radicalized me. Love for myself. Love for you, whether I know you or not. What else is there of any real worth? What can we build without it? —The poet Maggie Smith, on FacebookI love Maggie Smith because I feel like we’re searching to answer many of the same questions these days. And one of those questions has to do with love and all of the how’s and why’s of it.
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Jul 21, 2024 |
brookewarner.substack.com | Brooke Warner
Your manuscript is done, your proposal (if you’re a nonfiction writer) is complete. You stand at a publishing crossroads as it’s time to decide your next step. I wrote a few weeks ago about hybrid publishing vs. self-publishing, so this post is explicitly about traditional publishing, the most elusive of the publishing paths. In my experience, most writers aren’t realistic or ready to confront how very real a barrier lack of author platform is when it comes to getting traditionally published.
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Jun 30, 2024 |
grantfaulkner.substack.com | Grant Faulkner |Brooke Warner
Welcome all of you new subscribers, and thanks for reading. I appreciate paid subscriptions because they help keep this boat a floating. Intimations: A Writer's Discourse is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, please become a paid subscriber. Titles are my biggest bugaboo. For occupying such demure parts of the overall writing real estate, they carry a massive weight.
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May 8, 2024 |
countercraft.substack.com | Lincoln Michel |Michelle Richmond |Kathleen Schmidt |Brooke Warner
The past few weeks have been fun for the handful of us nerds who enjoy chatting about the ins-and-outs of publishing. Or maybe it’s many handfuls, as my contribution to the discourse—started by Elle Griffin’s viral article “No one buys books”—has quickly become one of my most read posts. The readers yearn for the book data mines! There were many other worthwhile reads on this topic here on Substack. wrote about some of the things publishers do for writers.
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Apr 14, 2024 |
grantfaulkner.substack.com | Grant Faulkner |Brooke Warner
In last week’s post, I talked about how flash fiction lessens the burden of plot and opens up stories to different shapes and possibilities. This week, I go deeper.
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Cultivate your authority and don’t be surprised or impatient if the pace of your growth sometimes feels excruciatingly slow. That’s part of the journey. Author experts are not made overnight. https://t.co/uk0H1lQrli
You don't need to have a "higher purpose" to be writing a book. And you don’t have to carry the burden of shoulding yourself if your purpose is less valued than others. The achievement of getting published; to share your story; or even to be famous or make money are not wrong.