Publisher’s Perspective on Birthdays and Celebrations
by Jay Hartman Okay, here’s the thing about birthdays and celebrations. Either you really love them, or you come to loathe them. It depends on the individual. I have a…
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You Want It All, But You Can’t Have It: Parenting. Work. Travel. Success. Impossible?
By Zibby Owens, Reprinted with permission It’s 11:00 p.m. and I’m still sitting on my son’s bed after I put him to bed. I’m in the dark, the only sound…
About Agents and Publishers
by Bobbie Christmas Q: I just received an encouraging response from an agent I queried regarding my fiction manuscript. The agent requested a description (approximately one-page summary) and a synopsis…
Is cursive a curse or a cause to cheer?
by Sheila Lowe Governor Gavin Newsom has signed a law into effect once again making cursive training a requirement in the California school curriculum. This follows several other states recently…
Editor’s Choice February 2024
25 Podcasts for Authors on Writing, Publishing, and Book Marketing Vignette Books Succeeds in Selling Surprise Vintage Titles Vignette Books is an online bookstore that offers books like “blind date…
Amelia Island Book Festival
Feb 23-24 Amelia Island Book Festival, Amelia Island, Florida
Granite Noir, Aberdeen UK
Feb 20-24 Granite Noir, Aberdeen, United Kingdom
Santa Barbara Writers Conference
Santa Barbara Writers Conference, June 9-14 in Santa Barbara CA: writing workshops, panels, speakers, agents, and seminars
Murder in the Magic City
February 3 Murder in the Magic City, Birmingham, Alabama February 3, 2024, Homewood Library, Guests of Honor, S. A. Cosby and Wanda Morris
Savannah Book Festival
Feb 15-18 Savannah Book Festival, Savannah, Georgia Saturday, February 17, 2024, 30+ authors will give free 30-minute presentations in multiple unique venues in historic Downtown Savannah. Authors will discuss their…