Welcome
I'm Beth Mende Conny, and I hope you'll stay awhile, take advantage of all the site offers and leave here a better — or at least more inspired — writer.
When I founded WriteDirections in 1999, my goal was to make the writing road less bumpy and more fulfilling. I also wanted to share the lessons I've learned, too often the hard way. Here's one of the most important:
Writing isn't rocket science.
Really, when you think about it, it's just a bunch of words on a page. Getting them to work together and grab the attention of readers — now that's the challenge. WriteDirections will help you meet it.
Enjoy what you find, put it to use, then pass it along. Writing, like good times, is to be shared. With you on the writing road,
Features
Article
“Write a book, build a business”
Books build reputations. They position you as an industry leader, while promoting your products and services. Books are also egalitarian. Anyone can write one, including you. Read more
Meditation
“Be a good conversationalist”
If you’re going to talk to yourself, be a good conversationalist, one who engages the mind with interesting, challenging questions, insightful observations, well-articulated dreams. Don’t demean or bemoan, or plant seeds of doubt that grow into giant beanstalks. More meditations
Podcast
“Why editors accept or reject query letters”
When you submit a query to an editor, the editor will respond in one of three ways: yes, no, maybe. This podcast will help you convince the editor to say “yes.”
Video
“Writing is a heartache”
If you're a writer, you know how your heart aches to express itself.
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