Harper Lee’s Will, Unsealed, Only Adds More Mystery to Her Life
When the novelist Harper Lee died in her sleep two years ago, at 89, she left a trail of lingering questions about her life and [Read More]
Month: February 2018
How to Write a Fanfiction (with Pictures)
Fanfiction refers to a type of fiction using the settings or characters of an existing work in tribute to it. If you’re a big fan [Read More]
» 13 Imprints of Big 5 Publishers That Accept Unsolicited Submissions
Getting published by one of the big five publishers (Hachette, HarperCollins, Macmillan, Penguin Random House and Simon & Schuster) might seem impossible without an agent, [Read More]
Horror: Defining the Genre, Sub-genres, Styles, and More
Two of my favorite topics in all the world are genre and horror. I’m simply fascinated by the ways that we, as creators and consumers, [Read More]
14 Stephen King quotes about writing you totally need to hang on your wall
The first Stephen King book I ever read was The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon. I was still in my teens, and my gran — [Read More]
» How to Promote Yourself on Social Media (Without Trying Too Hard)
So you have a book and you have access to the internet – and theoretically, you can now promote that book to the WORLD through [Read More]
» Mookychick—Now Seeking Submissions of Stories, Essays, and Reviews
Launched in 2005, Mookychick—an online publisher of fiction, poetry, nonfiction, and reviews—has evolved into a community forum for just about everything. Eclectic and inclusive, they [Read More]
» Penny Candy Books: Now Accepting Manuscript Submissions
Penny Candy Books is a publishing company focused on children’s picture books that was founded in 2015 by two poets who met in graduate school. [Read More]
7 Things to Do After You’ve Finished Your First Draft
You’ve spent six months to a year breaking your story, outlining it, then sitting down to write the screenplay. You’ve finished your first draft. It’s [Read More]
10 Things to Blog About When You’re a Brand-New Author
With all the advice that’s thrown at any new writer looking to get published, this one’s heard the most: I’m willing to put all my [Read More]
It’s Alive! Former Ackermansion in Los Feliz Reborn as Luxe Home
Such fans will inform you Ackerman is known as the father of sci-fi, because he’s credited with coining the phrase for the now-ubiquitous genre. In [Read More]
Westfield boy author of three books, working on fourth
A Westfield boy can now add becoming an author to his list of accomplishments at only 9 years old. Ayden Rogalski has had three books [Read More]
How Writing Short Stories Can Help You Hone Your Novel-Writing Skills
Even if you’re focused on writing a novel, writing short stories can be a wonderful creativity tool to help you strengthen elements of your fiction, [Read More]
10 Ways to Overcome Lonely Writer Syndrome
If you’re someone who is not totally comfortable being a literary hermit like me, you might experience feelings of loneliness and depression, or what I [Read More]
15 Book Discovery Sites That Can Help You Find More Readers
Whatever your preferred means of promoting your title, free and bargain book listings could be one way to kick-start your book promotions. As with any [Read More]
Novel Ideas and Where To Find Them
Do you want to write a novel? You’ve come to the right place. This is part one in a multi-part series that will take you [Read More]
The best recent crime novels
Sunburn (Faber, £14.99), Laura Lippman’s homage to the hardboiled, morally ambiguous novels of James M Cain, has the texture and many of the tropes of [Read More]
‘Piecing Me Together’ Novelist Says She Writes To Help Kids Feel Seen
Renée Watson’s young adult novel Piecing Me Together tells the story of Jade, a Portland, Ore., high school student with “coal skin and hula-hoop hips.” [Read More]
10 Ways to Overcome Lonely Writer Syndrome
One of the downsides to becoming a full-time author or writer is that, by its very nature, writing can be a very lonely business. Typically, [Read More]
The Book That I Haven’t Started Writing Yet Will Be the Best Book Ever
The book that I haven’t started writing yet will be so good that reviewers will claim that it’s the book they’ve been waiting for. When [Read More]