• Welcome
  • Who We Are
  • What We Do
    • Book Coach
    • Book Proposal
    • Classes, Workshops & Retreats
    • Editorial Services
    • Literary Consultant
  • Why Work With Us
  • Contact
  • Blog
Work-in-Progress
Start the New Year with a Writing Group
by, Jill Swenson
December 20, 2013

In January, Jill Swenson starts intensive writing workshops in the Ithaca area intended for those who seek to improve their writing craft and/or have a work-in-progress. At each session, every writer will present new work.  Participants are expected to attend every session and bring two double-spaced pages of text with photocopies for the group. Each writer will read their selection out loud and the group… [Read More]

Filed Under: constructive criticism, Winter Writing Workshops, Work-in-Progress, writing craft
No Comments
Preparations for reading your work-in-progress
by, Jill Swenson
November 22, 2013

You  created a strong relationship with your local bookstore. You shop there. You know the staff and are familiar with the inventory, programs and events. And now you’ve committed yourself to a public reading of your work-in-progress at your local independent bookstore. How can an author best prepare to make the experience – for the bookstore, for those who attend, and for an author – a… [Read More]

Filed Under: Reading aloud, Reading Excerpt, Use a microphone, Work-in-Progress
No Comments
Building an audience platform isn’t all about social media
by, Jill Swenson
September 21, 2013
Swenson Book Development, LLC- Art Image 18

More than any other reason, acquisition editors use the lack of an audience platform to reject a book project. They look at more than the numbers of followers, friends, tweeps and subscribers to assess the size of your reading audience. Social media metrics are one indication of an author’s potential customer base. There are many others. Here’s a list of what an agent or acquisition… [Read More]

Filed Under: Face-to-face connections, Media appearances, professional associations, Work-in-Progress
No Comments
NEWSLETTER
RECENT ARTICLES
To Blog, or Not to Blog
Jun 7, 2022   |   Jill Swenson
An Evening of Spiritual Wisdom with Alice McDowell
Mar 15, 2022   |   Jill Swenson
For the Love of Labor
Mar 1, 2022   |   Jill Swenson
Writing Retreats to Travel for in 2022
Feb 8, 2022   |   Audrey Arnold
The Long Surrender
Jan 25, 2022   |   Jill Swenson
view more

ARCHIVES

Growing Good Ideas Into Great Books

CONTACT US

    LINKS

    • Blog
    • Contact
    • Welcome
    • What We Do
    • Who We Are
    • Why Work With Us

    TWITTER

    • RT @TheJoelTruth: What do you actually communicate when you say something is "not bad," "not great," "not your best," "not the worst"? Not…
    • RT @mbloomstein: If you’re just starting to explore the book publishing process and how to bring your ideas from the stage to the page, see…
    • RT @mbloomstein: 🧐 What’s your book’s premise? 🎯 Who’s your target audience? ⁉️ How do you find the right publisher? 🎉 How do you bring i…
    @swenbooks
    Copyright © Swenson Book Development - All Rights Reserved
    Privacy Policy