As my best friend, Milly drove her daughter from Maryland to Manhattan so the budding dentist could try, one more time, for a career in dance, the dancing daughter thanked her mom for helping with her dream.
A few years ago, I was sad because I wasn’t yet published. I asked myself what was the difference between my skills and my colleagues who had self-published. When I was done feeling sad,...
Let’s welcome back monthly columnist Chloe Adler as she shares with us “Finding Your Editor” Enjoy!
Let’s welcome back monthly columnist Jami Gray as she shares with us “The Reality of Being a Writer.” Enjoy!
Please welcome Author Nicole France, to our Featured Q&A series at Writer’s Fun Zone. She is the First Place Winner of the 2016 Genre Novelist 1st Chapter Contest, I sponsored (Beth Barany) in conjunction with the...
Let’s welcome back monthly columnist, editor, and novelist, Kay Keppler, as she shares with us “Love Your Bad Guys!” Enjoy!
Please welcome Author Karolina Grimaldi to our Featured Q&A series at Writer’s Fun Zone. She is one of the Honorable Mentions to the 2016 Genre Novelist 1st Chapter Contest, I sponsored (Beth Barany) in...
Let’s welcome back monthly columnist Catharine Bramkamp as she shares with us “The Cranky Writer! ” Enjoy!
Please welcome Nadine Travers to our Featured Q&A series at Writer’s Fun Zone. If you’d like to be considered for an interview, check out our guidelines here.
The weather has just turned cooler where I live and with it I notice the light in the afternoon has a different quality. In the summer heat it’s difficult to imagine these brisk, golden days will ever arrive and when they finally do I greet them with joy and a renewed sense of purpose.
Many authors are plotters and think an excellent way to start a book is to outline every scene first, where other authors are pantsers, writing from the seat of their pants, and believe an...
More Ezra and I have stories published at Tapas, and heard from them that they are looking for new stories. They recently put out a call for submissions. Check out the note I recently got...
Welcome to Fall. It’s been a time of deep reflection for me and a time of celebration. I want to tell you about a new investment level for the upcoming Plan Your Novel course...
Please welcome author and book coach in training Carol Malone.Today she’s sharing her article regarding various ways to make book editing fun. Enjoy!
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