NEW!! Cookbook Writing Class

Would you like to learn how to write a cookbook and get it published? I'll be teaching a Cookbook Writing Class on Thursday, June 11th, 6:30 to 8:30 PM, at Alamo Heights High School in San Antonio through NEISD Community Education. The cost is $23.00.

The class is based on my book, Recipe for a Cookbook: How to Write, Publish, and Promote Your Cookbook.

The book is available on Amazon and will also be available in class for an optional purchase of $14.95.

Writer's Workshops

There are two writer's workshops this month. Wednesday, March 4th, at Barnes & Noble in the San Pedro Crossing Shopping Center in San Antonio, 7:00 to 9:00 PM. It's an open forum for all writers to discuss all aspects of writing your book, preparing a book proposal, getting published, and promoting your book. We also talk about whatever is on your mind in relation to words and writing. FREE.

Thursday, March 5th, 6:30 to 8:30 PM, I'll be teaching a Get Your Book Published class at Churchill High School, Room A201, on Blanco Road in San Antonio. Look on the sidebar for more information or click the link for a description of the class. $23.00.

Listening to the Words

Sometimes the most important words you write are the words you don't write.

The words that flow softly and quietly through your mind, giving you ideas and inspiration. The words that whisper to you in your dreams. The words you hear while meditating or slowly savoring a steaming cup of coffee. Take the time and listen to those words. Hear what they say.

Hellooo? Is Anyone Out There?

I kind of feel like I'm talking to myself here on this blog and am wondering if anyone is listening?

My words seem to be echoing through the cavernous reaches of cyberspace...

Beginning Your Book

Today is the day to begin writing a new book. I'd like to invite you on a writing journey, to write your book and get it published. Sometimes the hardest part of writing a book is putting words on paper. Begin your book by putting the first word on paper or on your computer screen. Let the thoughts and ideas you have for your book swirl through your mind and find their way to paper. Maybe you'd like to start your book by writing down notes about your book, about where you want your book to go and what you want it to say.

Since I teach writer's workshops and facilitate a writer's group, I always give homework assignments. Your assignment for this month, should you choose to accept it is: Write a ten-page, detailed outline of your book. Come up with tentative chapter titles and group your notes for each chapter under the title. One of the best things about creating an outline is that it gives you a focus and a great place to start letting your words run all over the page, to grow and become a book. Another wonderful part about creating an outline is that you can re-work it into the chapter summaries section of a book proposal.

Please leave me a comment, telling me in general terms about the book you're writing. If you have any questions, please ask, and I'll post a response. Every month, we'll work on another part of writing a book, complete with homework assignments. We'll also be working on putting together a book proposal and getting your book published.

Happy book writing! Let this be the year you write your book and get it published!

New Year, New Book

2009 is right around the corner and perhaps you're thinking about your New Year's resolutions. Maybe one of them is that this is the year you'll begin to write your book, finish a work-in-progress, or get your book published. Wherever you are in the process of writing your book, think about where you'd like to go
with it and what you'd like to have happen. Having a good sense of direction in where your book is going will help you achieve your goal.

If you haven't put your words on paper yet and are just thinking (a lot) about writing a book, then decide that this year, you will write your book. The best way to begin writing a book is to put your notes on paper. Most books, at least none of mine, have ever appeared in a format of chapters following chapters or words going perfectly where they're supposed to go. My books all began with an idea followed by lots of scribbled notes. It's overwhelming to think you have to write a whole book, but if you break it down into easy steps, your book will begin to write itself. Write an outline of what you want your book to say before you begin writing your book. The words in the outline will create the basis of your book and your words will begin to flow on to the page or the computer screen. And before you know it, you'll have the beginnings of a new book.

How to Write Your Book and Get it Published

If you're looking for a "how-to" that will guide you through writing your book, putting together a book proposal, and finding a publisher or an agent, look no further. The Write Way: How to Write Your Book and Get it Published offers you all this and more, from putting the first word on paper to promoting your book into a best-seller.

Want to browse before you buy to make sure the book is right for you? Please visit The Write Way to look through the book and read a sample chapter. The book is 196 pages, $15.95, and available at Amazon.
I wish you well on your journey of writing your book and hope to see your book in the bookstore. :)