by Merianna Neely Harrelson | Jun 5, 2013 | publishing
So, tell me your story. It’s how I begin all conversations with authors and potential authors. I never start with tell me about your book or tell me your idea. I start with story. How you tell your story about yourself or the one that is currently keeping you up...
by Merianna Neely Harrelson | Jun 4, 2013 | content creation, writing process
There are many authors who say that the key to becoming a writer is to write every day and I have long ascribed to that methodology. Write though writer’s block. Write your characters off a cliff if you need to just to get things stirring. But I’m having...
by Merianna Neely Harrelson | Jun 2, 2013 | what I'm reading
I’m fascinated with the rise of the fictionalized historical and scientific accounts. These are authors who have stumbled upon stories of people and history which involve complicated and detailed expert knowledge. These authors have studied and researched and...
by Merianna Neely Harrelson | Jun 2, 2013 | Uncategorized
Should libraries be completely bookless or should it be a hybrid? BiblioTech isn’t being built as a replacement for the city’s existing library services, but as an enhancement and a way to provide library access to citizens in “unincorporated areas of the county” who...
by Merianna Neely Harrelson | Jun 2, 2013 | content creation
If we can meet ourselves in the pages of a book, maybe we can figure out who we want to be, too. I hope no one is going to push this line very hard. Everything we know about our understanding of ourselves suggests that we are not very good at knowing how we got...
by Merianna Neely Harrelson | May 30, 2013 | content creation, Working Hard
With a fresh cup of coffee, I am ready to start a new day. I’m ready to start again and to try again and to make up for yesterday. It’s a familiar feeling isn’t it? I didn’t get this done yesterday, but today I will. This is the hardest when...
by Merianna Neely Harrelson | May 29, 2013 | content creation, writing process
Sometimes that’s all there is.
by Merianna Neely Harrelson | May 28, 2013 | news and events, publishing
Have you already been through these options? There is no single path known as “publishing” any more.
by Merianna Neely Harrelson | May 27, 2013 | content creation, publishing
This is worth reading for every aspiring writer: However, even the best writers get stuck from time to time, and it’s always nice to get a push in the right direction. Most authors agree that the first draft is going to be horrible, but as Sylvia Plath says,...
by Merianna Neely Harrelson | May 19, 2013 | Working Hard
I just watched the ending of The Office and I loved the way Pam ended it by saying, “When I heard you were doing a documentary about us, I was surprised, but now that I look back, this was the perfect place because you found the beauty in the ordinary....
