B Lynn Goodwin, Author at Women Writers, Women's Books http://booksbywomen.org/author/blynngoodwin/ Sat, 09 Jan 2021 09:52:07 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.3 39938774 Enter Writing Contests and Succeed https://booksbywomen.org/enter-writing-contests-and-succeed/ https://booksbywomen.org/enter-writing-contests-and-succeed/#comments Sat, 09 Jan 2021 08:29:01 +0000 http://booksbywomen.org/?p=33997 You polish your writing, imagining your audience. You read it over. Out loud. Does it say exactly what you want it to say? You have a friend read it to you. Impressed, she says, “You should submit this to contests. Put yourself out there. Get some recognition for your work.” Maybe you leap at the […]

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]]> https://booksbywomen.org/enter-writing-contests-and-succeed/feed/ 2 33997 Making The Cut https://booksbywomen.org/making-the-cut-by-b-lynn-goodwin/ https://booksbywomen.org/making-the-cut-by-b-lynn-goodwin/#comments Mon, 08 Apr 2019 08:44:30 +0000 http://booksbywomen.org/?p=26415 Ever wondered why you didn’t make the cut and weren’t a finalist in a contest? There could be lots of reasons. You have no control over the quality of other people’s submissions. All you can do is make yours as strong, professional, and accessible as possible. I wanted to share some things that help me […]

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]]> https://booksbywomen.org/making-the-cut-by-b-lynn-goodwin/feed/ 1 26415 Coping: An Author’s Chat With A Character https://booksbywomen.org/coping-an-authors-conversation-with-a-character-by-lynn-goodwin/ https://booksbywomen.org/coping-an-authors-conversation-with-a-character-by-lynn-goodwin/#comments Thu, 17 Jan 2019 05:47:38 +0000 http://booksbywomen.org/?p=25467 Author Lynn Goodwin chats to her book character Sandee Mason. Dear Sandee Mason,   I am so sorry our publisher gave up. I loved your story and I know you did too. You were always my favorite character. You let me know your opinions. Shared them without hesitation. Loved your streaks of maturity, your aspirations, and […]

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]]> https://booksbywomen.org/the-power-of-journaling/feed/ 2 24575 Share Your Opinions: Why Book Reviews Matter and How You Can Help https://booksbywomen.org/share-your-opinions-why-book-reviews-matter-and-how-you-can-help/ https://booksbywomen.org/share-your-opinions-why-book-reviews-matter-and-how-you-can-help/#comments Thu, 11 Oct 2018 10:01:10 +0000 http://booksbywomen.org/?p=24498 “Together we can change the world, one good deed at a time.” ~~Anonymous Whether you’re an author or not, one of the kindest gifts you can give to any writer is a constructive honest review. It doesn’t have to be long or literary or quote specific passages unless you’re writing for a site that expects […]

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]]> https://booksbywomen.org/share-your-opinions-why-book-reviews-matter-and-how-you-can-help/feed/ 2 24498 Tell Your Stories—Now More Than Ever! https://booksbywomen.org/tell-your-stories-now-more-than-ever/ https://booksbywomen.org/tell-your-stories-now-more-than-ever/#respond Thu, 04 Oct 2018 12:09:32 +0000 http://booksbywomen.org/?p=24456 Christine Blasey-Ford had memories, opinions, facts, and rights. One of her rights was to be heard. So she told her story about a 36-year-old high school encounter with 2 drunken seniors who attacked her body to prove their dominance. Or maybe for a laugh. Or because they could. She told it to her husband before […]

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]]> https://booksbywomen.org/tell-your-stories-now-more-than-ever/feed/ 0 24456 The Gift of Writing Regularly https://booksbywomen.org/the-gift-of-writing-regularly-by-b-lynn-goodwin/ https://booksbywomen.org/the-gift-of-writing-regularly-by-b-lynn-goodwin/#comments Wed, 25 Apr 2018 06:43:23 +0000 http://booksbywomen.org/?p=22634 Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about the process of writing. Thinking is great. Doing is better. To encourage you to keep writing, I’d like to share a few excerpts from an interview Carol Smallwood did with me about my new book, Never Too Late: From Wannabe to Wife at 62. The title says it all, […]

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