Megan Crawford Writes
Drawing on my experience in both the corporate world and creative writing, I design workshops that help writers develop the mindset and habits needed to thrive in the writing community.
Reframing Networking: It’s Not What You Think If the word “networking” makes you want to hide behind your laptop, you’re not alone. Many creative writers cringe at the idea of schmoozing at events or cold-emailing strangers. But what if we’ve been thinking about networking all wrong? Networking isn’t about collecting business cards or making transactional…
Where and Who: Finding Your Networking Opportunities One of the biggest networking myths? That you need to be in New York or Los Angeles to make meaningful connections. The truth is, networking opportunities exist everywhere—you just need to know where to look and who to seek out. Finding Your Opportunities Start local. Check out writing…
Remember that 1989 movie? Field of Dreams? Yeah, I just cringed typing out that date too… Let’s for get about that. We can focus on the young and handsome Kevin Costner instead. I wondered if I built a networking workshop for introverted writers… would anyone actually show up? Networking hasn’t always been my favorite thing.…
Onions have layers. And so do books. If you read my prior post from May, you’ll see that I started to tackle the most common question authors get asked, “How do you start to write?” My prior blog post covers the basics, but I wanted to leverage my L&D brain to dive even deeper into…
“How do you start to write?” I’ve been getting this question the last few months and I always hear it asked during author panel discussions, It’s a simple question with a not-so-simple answer. Most authors reply with, “Write. Just write.” But, to a new writer, this answer is a bit of a letdown. No shade…