by Bettina Deda | May 29, 2023 | Books, Business Writing, Publishing, Writing |
Do you have an idea for a book and don't know how to start? Are you working on a manuscript and feeling stuck? Do you have a completed book sitting on your shelf and need publicity? I am excited to announce a new collaboration with three industry experts:...
by Bettina Deda | Jan 23, 2022 | Books, Business Writing, Content Writing, Creativity, Personal Development |
Last year, I set the goal to read one non-fiction book a month. I ended up reading about 15. Joining a non-fiction book club in May helped me not only to stay accountable but also to discover books I would not have read otherwise. We focus on memoirs, biographies, and...
by Bettina Deda | Apr 4, 2016 | Books, Writing |
I have passed a big milestone a few weeks ago: I finished the manuscript for my memoir Wandering and Wondering. In my network, I found a couple of beta readers and am waiting for their feedback. In the meantime, I started preparing the publisher pitch. From publisher...
by Bettina Deda | Sep 28, 2015 | Art, Featured Posts, Writing |
Today, I would like to share with you another milestone in my memoir writing journey. I decided to dedicate an entire weekend to a workshop called Drawing and Memory at the National Art School in Sydney. I had been playing with the thought of adding some illustrations...
by Bettina Deda | Sep 14, 2015 | Writing |
Since January 2015, when I started my memoir-writing journey, I have typed over 50,000 words on my laptop. I finished my advanced life writing class, and my first draft starts to develop out of a collection of vignettes and stories I have written over the past eight...