Dear Literary Ladies

Reprising a post from October, 2009: Dear Literary Ladies, Sometimes I feel that I don’t have enough life experience to be a good writer. Everything I write, in hindsight, looks rather shallo...

http://dearliteraryladies.blogspot.com/2011/01/do-i-have-enough-wisdom-to-be-good.html

A note from Nava: Here's one of my favorite posts, from a year ago. Not sure I agree 100% but there's a lot of wisdom in Vita Sackville-West's words, speaking to everyone's fear of taking risks...

http://dearliteraryladies.blogspot.com/2010/12/is-it-better-to-be-modest-success-than.html

A note from Nava: Here's a reprise of a post from about a year and a half ago that speaks to the need to balance a writer's need for privacy with constructive interaction with peers: Dear Lite...

http://dearliteraryladies.blogspot.com/2010/12/how-can-writer-balance-solitude-and.html

A writer's haven by Nava Atlas

http://dearliteraryladies.blogspot.com/2010/11/what.html

A note from Nava: Sorry for the months of silence! But I have a good excuse; I was writing two books, and the deadline pressure was excruciating as well as exhilarating. One was my next vegan c...

http://dearliteraryladies.blogspot.com/2010/11/how-does-keeping-journal-help-writers.html

Reprising a post from a year ago: Dear Literary Ladies, How can a writer balance the need for quiet and solitude, with the desire for camaraderie? When I’m alone, working, I feel the need fo...

http://dearliteraryladies.blogspot.com/2010/08/how-can-writer-balance-solitude-and.html

Dear Literary Ladies, What is the biggest mistake or miscalculation aspiring writers make when first start sending their work out? There's usually no feedback, so what's the single most import...

http://dearliteraryladies.blogspot.com/2010/06/whats-biggest-mistake-beginning-writers.html

A note: Occasionally, I will reprise favorite posts buried deep within this blog. Here's one I really like: Dear Literary Ladies, Sometimes I wonder if I really have what it takes to be a suc...

http://dearliteraryladies.blogspot.com/2010/06/am-i-talented-enough-to-be-successful.html

Dear Literary Ladies, Is there anything to be gained by reading reviews of your books? For most authors, it's hard to ignore reviews; first of all, one is curious, but also, with google alerts...

http://dearliteraryladies.blogspot.com/2010/05/do-you-learn-anything-from-reviews-of.html

A reprise of an earlier post—in conjunction with sharing this great YouTube video portraying the Brontë Sisters Power Dolls! Dear Literary Ladies, Not one of the top ten books of 2009 acc...

http://dearliteraryladies.blogspot.com/2010/05/are-women-authors-held-to-different.html

A note from Nava: Occasionally I will cycle back to favorite posts from the early days of this blog, which are now buried within these pages. Here's one of them: Dear Literary Ladies, Like mo...

http://dearliteraryladies.blogspot.com/2010/04/isnt-there-easy-road-to-writing-success.html

A note from Nava: Occasionally I will cycle back to favorite posts from the early days of this blog, which are now buried within these pages. Here's one of them: Dear Literary Ladies, Sometim...

http://dearliteraryladies.blogspot.com/2010/04/am-i-talented-enough-to-be-successful.html

Dear Literary Ladies, How do I go about developing a distinctive writing style—one that will blow editors away, and that readers everywhere will recognize as my unique voice? I simply don�...

http://dearliteraryladies.blogspot.com/2010/03/how-can-i-develop-distinctive-writing.html

Dear Literary Ladies, So many creative people are afraid to share their work with the world because they can't risk failing. What words of wisdom can you offer to those of us who are willing t...

http://dearliteraryladies.blogspot.com/2010/03/how-does-writer-face-failure-gracefully.html

Dear Literary Ladies, Some days, I just can’t find the resolve to work. I could blame all sorts of distractions and interruptions, but maybe it’s the discipline I lack. If words don’t fl...

http://dearliteraryladies.blogspot.com/2010/02/how-do-you-develop-discipline-to-write.html

Dear Literary Ladies, How can you guage, in the midst of writing, if your work is any good? It’s so hard to be objective, and see the forest from the trees. Should I compare my writing with ...

http://dearliteraryladies.blogspot.com/2010/02/how-can-i-tell-if-what-im-writing-is.html

Dear Literary Ladies, You seem like such a prolific bunch, but like the rest of us who live by our pen, you likely feel blocked from time to time. How does this funky, uncomfortable, and somet...

http://dearliteraryladies.blogspot.com/2010/02/what-goes-through-youre-mind-when-you.html

Dear Literary Ladies, I dream of the day when all my efforts might come to a completely successful culmination. Like many writers, I've had some modest coups, but who doesn't long for that bi...

http://dearliteraryladies.blogspot.com/2010/02/how-does-it-feel-to-have-breakaway.html

Dear Literary Ladies, These days, publishers want to know how authors plan to find the audience for their book well before the final draft is submitted. It’s all about marketing and platform...

http://dearliteraryladies.blogspot.com/2010/01/should-i-write-for-audience-or-to.html

A reprise from the early days of the Literary Ladies blog: Dear Literary Ladies, I always thought that one needed great swathes of time to get any writing done. Now I hear that some esteemed ...

http://dearliteraryladies.blogspot.com/2010/01/can-i-produce-good-writing-with-serious.html

Dear Literary Ladies. It's always fascinating to discover how those of you who succeeded so brilliantly went about the basics of the practice of writing. Can you share some quick insights on h...

http://dearliteraryladies.blogspot.com/2009/12/any-quick-tips-for-plot-and-character.html

Dear Literary Ladies, A book that I've toiled on and believe in with all my heart has been rejected by more than a dozen publishers. Am I delusional? Maybe it's no good after all. I need to he...

http://dearliteraryladies.blogspot.com/2009/12/help-i-need-to-hear-good-rejection.html

Dear Literary Ladies, Not one of the top ten books of 2009 according to Publishers Weekly was by a female writer, and only about a third of the books on their extended best book lists were by ...

http://dearliteraryladies.blogspot.com/2009/12/are-women-authors-held-to-different.html

Dear Literary Ladies, With a full-time job and a thousand other things on my plate, my writing time is catch as catch can. Is it important to have regular writing times, so that writing become...

http://dearliteraryladies.blogspot.com/2009/11/how-important-are-writing-habits.html

Dear Literary Ladies, My desire to be a really good writer exceeds nearly all else. But like a lot of artists, I fear what I want most. It's like I'm tripping over my own feet. I'm self-consci...

http://dearliteraryladies.blogspot.com/2009/11/how-can-i-find-my-unique-writing-voice.html