Are Editors Professionals?
by Arthur Vidro Back in my newspaper days, we often worked late to complete an issue before it got shipped (by car) to the printer. We didn’t receive overtime. The…
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Approaches to Janie’s Got a Gun: Crime Fiction Inspired by the Music of Aerosmith
by Avram Levinsky At a recent crime fiction conference, I heard a well-established writer explain that when contributing to music-inspired anthologies, all you need to do is match the title.…
The November Publishing Game
by Jay Hartman Ah, November. The air to take a turn for the cold. People start thinking about holiday get-togethers, and the most important thing of all: holiday baking. Of…
Artificial Intelligence
by Bobbie Christmas (and AI) Q: What are your feelings about using artificial intelligence to write a novel? A: I’m intrigued with all the discussions about AI. My opinion is…
How Libraries Choose Books, Can Yours Be One of Them?
by Shelly Toler Franz I think it’s every writer’s dream to see their book on a library shelf. As a public librarian who is friends with +/- a million authors,…
Writing Alone, Writing Together
by Vicki Berger Erwin Not only do I have a co-author for the nonfiction I write, it’s my husband. We’ve been married a long time, we’ve written several successful books…
On the Other Side of the Pond
by Karen Keeley Coming from Canada, I have been asked when travelling in the States if I parked my dogsled at the border—is my igloo in safe hands? Okay, I…
This year TWF featured two craft series and two productivity series
Ever wished for a podcast that focuses whole episodes on improving your writing? Or episodes devoted to poetry as well as fiction and nonfiction? Tired of podcasts that talk incessantly…
Editor’s Choice November 2024 News You Might Have Missed
Scribner to Look for a New CEO Next Year Nan Graham will step down as publisher of Scribner in 2025, per Simon & Schuster CEO Jonathan Karp. She will remain…
Is Reading Dead? Hell, No!
by Linda Kaye Hardie I used to teach core humanities at the University of Nevada, Reno, where we studied how our civilization came to be what it is. In the…