| Substack | https://sarahcypher.substack.com |
| Website | https://www.sarahcypher.com |
| Editing | https://www.threepennyeditor.com |
| Location | Washington, DC |
It's something besides doomscrolling. I'm giving away two sets of five free books with signed first editions of my novel. If you have some resources, are feeling uncomfortable with the situation in #Gaza, and want to contribute something, donate by October 29 to the Middle East Children's Alliance, Palestinian Children's Relief Fund, Anera, or UNRWA. DM me your receipt. Details and links are on my website:
https://www.sarahcypher.com/blog/book-box-giveaway-for-humanitarian-aid-to-gaza
If you’re a writer and the phrase “parasitic forms” sounds intriguing, come write with me this summer! We’ll look at texts that burrow into other texts, and use our own prompts to crack open structure, genre, & even sentences to find a starting point for our own stories and essays. Online via The Loft Mondays @ 7 ET, starting 7/17, $148. More info here, plus my other classes on revision, grants, and 1st person narration:
https://loft.org/classes/breaking-storytelling-norms-symbiotic-forms-generative-writing-class
Last winter, I started a free Substack for #writers, indie #editors, and anyone curious about #BigFive publishing. The posts focus on everything I wish I'd known as my novel debuted. The latest post on book publicity reflects on working with an indie #publicist, dealing with book reviews, and timing of other #promotion activities. I'm posting here since it's a murky, esoteric, important part of the process, and I hope my experience is useful.
https://sarahcypher.substack.com/p/publicity-1-the-quality-or-state
Writing is a lifelong process punctuated by moments of revelation--usually the eureka kind, but sometimes the public kind. I'm humbly excited to share that tomorrow is the latter: my novel is coming out from Ballantine Books, and I just wanted to say that the 15 years of this novel's creation were worth it. Whatever you're working, on it'll take as long as it needs to.
If you are interested in the book or any of its virtual events, you can find them here: https://www.sarahcypher.com/media
Some writing resources for young writers--books, online classes, publishing info, and conferences.
https://sarahcypher.substack.com/p/writing-resources-for-youth-writers
Friends, it's getting real! My debut novel, THE SKIN AND ITS GIRL, comes out in a month, and last year, I knew to leave my calendar open for pre-launch tasks. I just didn't know what they were. If you don't either, this Substack is for you!
https://sarahcypher.substack.com/p/t30-days-till-book-launch-why-are
#WritingCommunity #debut #publishing #promotion #marketing #WritingLife #launch
Even if there’s a hot little fan whirring somewhere in my chest whenever I’m asked to do something in public, it’s no reason to say no. (And maybe see you at AWP?)
Some thoughts on public events from a slightly backward, backwoods introvert:
https://sarahcypher.substack.com/p/preparing-for-face-your-fears-spring
#Substack #DebutAuthor #readings #publishing #publicity #WritingCommunity #events #AWP
Checkpoint! Post a picture of your favorite cover design of all time! 🤩
And if you have an extra hankering to know more about how book covers get chosen in the traditional #publishing industry today, there's a #Substack post for that. 👇🏼
https://sarahcypher.substack.com/p/a-crowd-favorite-book-covers
And I'd love to hear your (good, bad, or triumphant) stories too!
#Writers, I've been thinking a lot about how much gets done in a day, a week, and a few months. I wrote about how I allocate energy to things that support different kinds of success--the 70/20/10 approach to writing.
Here's a graphic for examples of "process" success, in case it's helpful. You can catch the rest of the post on my #Substack, "Process, Project, or Career Success?"
https://sarahcypher.substack.com/p/process-project-or-career-success
PSA: If you're a #writer hiring a book editor on a middleman site (like #Reedsy) also google to see if that editor has an indie business website, and then contract with them directly. You won't pay the +10% fee and neither will your editor.
#BookEditor #WritingCommunity #AmEditing #Freelance #SelfPublishing #Critique #Evaluation #SmallBusiness
And, humbly... http://www.threepennyeditor.com
