From the pen of Gail Sattler
For my first post here, I'd like to welcome you here.
If you're here because you love to read, you've come to a good place to check out many authors and their books. Most writers are avid readers, and welcome comments and questions about reading and writing, and not only their own books. So feel free to email anyone here. You'll be glad you did.
If you're here because you love to write, you've also come to the write/right place. Other authors can share a wealth of knowledge about the craft, and that's what I'd like to do right now.
Many people, both readers and writers, have often asked me, what is the best advice I can give. The answer to that comes to me in a flash. The answer is... Read! Lots! While there is value in the classics, and value in older favorite books, if you are a writer, you need to read books that are current and hot off the shelf. Even then, they're not really all that new in this marketplace, because many of them were contracted up to 2 years before they actually hit the shelf. Keep up with current styles and formats, and pay attention to what experienced authors say and do. If you want to run, first you have to walk, and if you want to write, first you have to read.
And with that, first, happy reading to all!
Gail Sattler
www.gailsattler.com
Gail Sattler is a well known author having published over 30 books with Barbour, Harlequin and Abingdon Press. |
