by editor | Jun 20, 2017 | Articles, Author Events, News + Features, Writing Process
By Jennifer Dwight Carolina De Robertis sat at her desk, overwhelmed by grief. President-elect Trump’s “victory” was only three days old. The probable ramifications of this dolorous event on all the hard-won civil rights gains of the past fifty years racked Carolina’s...
by editor | Jun 8, 2017 | Articles, Resources for Writers, Writing Process
By Scott Lorenz Did you spend enough time crafting the first line in your book? In our attention deficit world these days, it’s more important now than ever to grab the reader’s attention immediately. Why? Because if they don’t like the first line, they may never read...
by editor | Dec 6, 2016 | Articles, Writer to Writer, Writing Process
By Laurie Buchanan, PhD “Life is about showing up, so is writing. That’s why I sit at my desk every day and dance my fingers across the keyboard.” —Laurie Buchanan For me, the foremost similarity between writing magazine articles and writing a book is my muse....
by editor | Sep 16, 2016 | Articles, Writer to Writer, Writing Process
By David S. Atkinson I love thinking about the stories behind my stories. Stories all come from somewhere, though some have more backstories than others. It’s always fun to talk about those origins, because the majority of that never makes it into the story…and...
by editor | Jul 5, 2016 | Articles, Guest Contributors, Resources for Writers, Writing Process
By Beau North The day I got confirmation that Longbourn’s Songbird had been selected for publication was one of the happiest of my life. I was visiting my friend and writing partner on the East Coast when I saw the email, and even though it was still morning there, I...
by editor | Jun 14, 2016 | Articles, Book Marketing, Book Publishing, Resources for Writers, Writing Inspiration, Writing Process
By Faith Aeriel Summer is almost here and with it comes a variety of conferences, workshops, and colonies aimed at building your skills and breadth of knowledge as a writer. Fellow artists, writers, agents, publishers, and publicists populate venues with speakers...