Grit – You need it, but how do you get it?
by Greta Boris You must pay for everything in this world, one way and another. There is nothing free except the grace of God. – Mattie Ross, from the movie Continue reading
Author: Greta Boris
Generosity Sells Books – A New Marketing Mindset
With somewhere in the vicinity of 1,000,000 new titles arriving on the U.S. scene every year, how can little ‘ole you and me expect our books to be seen, never Continue reading
Productivity, Thankfulness, and Super Chickens
by Greta Boris Looking for your publishing dream team? Most of us think if we could only find our publishing dream team—agent to the elite, Big Five press, superstar editor, Continue reading
Blog Survey
Hi O.C. Writers, The blog has been up and running for 3 months, and we want your feedback. How can we improve things? Please take a minute and take our Continue reading
Taking the Terror out of the Query Process
by Greta Boris Ask any author, no matter how successful, their least favorite part of the job. It will invariably have something to do with the query process. Either they Continue reading
Meet Your Fellow O.C. Writers at SCWC
I know we’re all virtual friends and that’s lovely, but wouldn’t it be nice to meet up I.R.L. (In Real Life)? An opportunity is coming your way. The wonderful hosts Continue reading
Four Phases of Competence – Where are you?
by Greta Boris The brilliant, elusive experts say there are four phases of competence: Unconscious Incompetence: you’re so ignorant you don’t know what you don’t know (consequently you think you’re awesome) Continue reading
New O.C. Writers Read and Review
Sadly, all good things must come to an end. The last meeting of the Read and Review Group at the Katie Wheeler Library will be Thursday, February 23, 2017. But Continue reading
O.C. Writers Teams up with the O.C. Library
The Katie Wheeler Library in Irvine and O.C.Writers are starting a support group for aspiring and published authors in Orange County. To launch that effort, authors Joe De Ladurantey, Val Continue reading