by Michelle Richmond | Jul 16, 2014
I was doing an annual authors’ dinner at a Bay Area library a couple of nights ago. It was a beautiful event organized by the Friends of the Library, with a cocktail hour, silent auction, nice meal by candlelight, good company, etc. During the pre-dinner reception,...
by Michelle Richmond | Feb 12, 2014
Be a reader. Read widely and well. Read in the genre in which you are writing, but also break away from it. Read essays, crime fiction, flash fiction, poetry. Read investigative journalism. Read diaries from the nineteenth century. Read a book you remember from...
by Michelle Richmond | Dec 15, 2013
Michelle Richmond The first thing you need to know about writing a novel is that there are no easy answers. The second thing you need to know is that, if you’re anything like most of us, it’s going to be quite difficult. There’s no magic formula for novel-writing....
by Michelle Richmond | Jan 31, 2012
One of the questions I hear frequently from aspiring writers is, “How do I start a story?” Even seasoned writers have days when the story won’t come. Talking to a reporter for Interview Magazine in 1995, Martin Amis said of novel-writing, “If I...
by Michelle Richmond | Jan 31, 2012
Share One of the questions I hear most often from aspiring writers is, “How do I publish my first book?” While there’s no easy path to publication, with a good story, a very thick skin, and a great deal of patience, you can get there. I began...
by Michelle Richmond | Jan 30, 2012
So you’ve written a story, revised it, and are ready to send it out. Here are a few pointers on how to submit stories for publication: • Until recently, submitting to literary journals meant buying loads of stamps, weighing your manila envelopes at the post...
