Archive for 2011

Writing After Fifty

Posted by Madhu B. Wangu on December 9, 2011

With passing years, writing becomes our most trustworthy friend. Wherever we go there it is! It paces with us as we enter the autumn and winter of our lives. We age. Writing is ageless. So many writers, still in their forties and fifties, feel an urge to write full time. They leave a paying job [...]

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Traditional Publishing Verses Self-Publishing

Posted by Madhu B. Wangu on November 30, 2011

In this age of technology book publishing is in flux. Any one who can write can get published instantly. The situation is outrageous for those who have struggled through the traditional way of getting published. The battle, however, is not between those who have or want to get published traditionally and those who want to [...]

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Pleasure of Writing Meditation

Posted by Madhu B. Wangu on November 30, 2011

Mindful writer does not spend too much time talking about getting published. She just writes! She knows unless she births a good book there is nothing to publish. When she mails a manuscript to an editor or an agent, at once she begins her next writing project. She does not forget that the reason she [...]

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