The 5 Best Times to Write
I sat at my computer first thing in the morning, and the words aren’t there. It is as if the curtain of my mind is [Read More]
Month: April 2018
This 1785 Dictionary of Vulgar Phrases Is a Hilarious Collection of Bad Words from the Past
Did your mom ever wash your mouth out with soap when you were a rambunctious little scamp? If she did, you definitely know the childish [Read More]
Book Marketing Announcements: The Authors Show Lineup For The Week Of April 2, 2018
WILMINGTON, NC, April 03, 2018 /24-7PressRelease/ — Don McCauley of the Free Publicity Focus Group and Danielle Hampson, Executive Producer of The Authors Show, founders [Read More]
Writer bags publishing deal after wife persuades him to enter contest on ITV’s Lorraine
AN AMATEUR writer who thought he’d never make it as an author is now celebrating the release of his first children’s book. James Bishop has [Read More]
A 9-year-old published author
SINGAPORE: At the age of nine, Sofia Chen made history last year by becoming the youngest Singaporean author to land a major publishing deal in [Read More]
‘A nice set of curves if I do say so myself’: a Twitter lesson in how not to write women
A male author’s claim to be living proof that men can write authentic female characters has provoked glee online – but he’s not the worst [Read More]
How Women See How Male Authors See Them
On Easter Sunday, the writer and podcaster Whit Reynolds ripped open a Pandora’s box of secondary sex characteristics when she challenged her Twitter followers to [Read More]
Roane Publishing: Now Accepting Manuscript Submissions
Roane Publishing is a romance publisher that focuses on work ranging from sweet to spicy. Roane now also publishes erotica and fantasy. No romance element [Read More]
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Structural Language Is The Foundation Of A Great Story
Writers are wordsmiths. Everyone knows that. Writers pick and choose words, wrap them around each other, and use them to create parallel worlds to the [Read More]
Your Book Needs Editing, Design, and Marketing (even if CreateSpace no longer offers these author services)
Several years ago, I wrote a book that I planned to self publish. My company, BookBaby, didn’t have its own in-house editing service yet, so [Read More]
How to Publish a Print Book on Lulu (Video)
Lulu.com is the original self-publisher, offering print on demand services to meet your needs. LEARN MORE: Lulu: getpublished.lulu.com/ Facebook: facebook.com/Luludotcom/ Twitter: twitter.com/Luludotcom LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company-beta/13649 see [Read More]
The Death Row Book Club
The books were a big deal. Nobody had books on death row. They had never been allowed, and it was like someone had brought in [Read More]