ART OF GRAPHIX: Ensuring a Book is Judged by its Cover
#We have all learnt not to judge a book by its cover, but there is nothing quite like browsing through a bookstore soaking them up; [Read More]
Month: June 2018
Are Physical Books Making a Comeback?
After losing ground to Kindles and tablets, physical books are making a comeback, and SA’s printing industry wants to make sure the country doesn’t lose [Read More]
Publishers are Paying Writers a Pittance, Say Bestselling Authors
Philip Pullman, Antony Beevor and Sally Gardner are calling on publishers to increase payments to authors, after a survey of more than 5,500 professional writers [Read More]
11 Smart Tips for Brilliant Writing
Do you sound smarter when you use big words? According to a study published in Applied Cognitive Psychology , the answer is no. In fact, complex writing [Read More]
Little House on the Prairie Author’s Name Removed From Award Over Book’s Racial Language
A division of the American Library Association has voted to remove the name of the Little House on the Prairie’s author from an award because [Read More]
Buzz Aldrin Talks Scientific Pioneers, Science Fiction, and What He’d Do with the Infinity Gauntlet
To say that Buzz Aldrin is legendary wouldn’t be an overstatement. Not only was he the second man to walk on the moon, but he’s [Read More]
6 YouTube Channels That Will Help You Finally Finish That Debut Novel
Reading brought me immense joy as a child, but I truly fell in love with crafting stories. With an overactive imagination and inflated ego from [Read More]
Writer’s Block? These 5 Tips Will Reignite the Spark
Some creative writers argue that “writer’s block” is a myth, and that writers who insist on it are lazy ones who are looking for an [Read More]
Quick time management tips for writers
Self-employment often implies performing all kinds of tasks that otherwise would be divided among several people. For example, if you’re building your business on social [Read More]
Little-Known Writing Residencies
It’s a dream of many writers to spend time away from home in a quiet, all-expenses-paid retreat, free from their usual burdens. Most of these [Read More]
How to Write Cunning, Clever, and Crafty Characters
My NaNoWriMo novels are full of clever characters, which has baldly reminded me just how difficult it is to write crafty people. I can just [Read More]
The Fairytale Language of the Brothers Grimm
There once were two brothers from Hanau whose family had fallen on hard times. Their father had died, leaving a wife and six children utterly [Read More]
Writing Wisdom from Anne Carson:
Anne Carson is unique in the literary world. First of all, no one knows what to call her—she’s a poet, a verse-novelist, an essayist, a [Read More]
How Science Fiction is Training Us to Ignore the Real Threats Posed by AI
CEOs of artificial intelligence companies usually seek to minimize the threats posed by AI, rather than play them up. But on this week’s episode of [Read More]
10 Great New Literary Journals
The following is a list of 10 very new literary journals. There are many reasons to seek publication in these journals. In my experience, the [Read More]
Wattpad Strikes Production Deal With Germany’s Bavaria Fiction
Wattpad, the Toronto-based storytelling app that combines crowdsourced content and original IP, is heading to Germany after striking a development and production deal with Bavaria [Read More]
Lionel Shriver and the Rigging of the Book Market
Shriver, born in Gastonia, North Carolina, is a American export to Britain, and much appreciated over there for her novels and journalism. This week, she [Read More]
Life Plus 70
It’s an extraordinary grant by any measure, and I can’t think of anything comparable in patents or any other system that governs intellectual property. In [Read More]
How Do They Celebrate Father’s Day in Other Countries?
Every year in June, kids across Canada celebrate their dads on Father’s Day with gifts and cards. But around the world, people celebrate their dads [Read More]
Less Words, More Often (How to Stay Motivated to Write Every Day)
You can’t become a concert pianist practicing only once a week. Just like you can’t become a proficient writer writing only once a week. Those [Read More]