Starting From Scratch as a Writer
by Ruth Hill There are several growth stages in being a writer. Secretly, writers can write anything they want, but then, what to do with it? If the writing is…
Business of Writing
Email Efficiency and Safety
by Barbara Florio Graham A friend and I were reminiscing recently about the early days of email. We were members of a writing group who joined one of the earliest…
Six Truths About Anthologies
by Barbara Florio Graham I’m using the term “anthology” to cover all kinds of books you may contribute to, but you aren’t the primary writer or co-writer. There are a…
Editing Nightmares
by Barbara Florio Graham I don’t review many books, but recently a friend approached me. He needed a review for his local newspaper in advance of several book signings. A…
The Adult Coloring Book Craze
by Sandra Murphy Publishers Weekly reported sales in 2015 of 1.75 million copies of the ten best-selling adult coloring books, through November. Coloring books allow users to be creative without…
The Real Costs of Self-Publishing
by Linda Formichelli Self-publishing consists of whipping out a manuscript and sticking it up on Amazon, right? After all, self-publishing is all about doing it yourself! Who needs to hire…
Your Pen or Mine
by Barbara Hunter and Catina Williams When we tell other authors we are collaborating on a book series, the response is astonishment. Suddenly, no one is interested in what we…
Commit: How to Blast Through Problems and Meet Your Goals through Massive Action
by Linda Formichelli Commit is taking massive action to solve a problem or reach a goal. It’s pretty much the opposite of the baby-steps approach. When you Commit, you do…
Should You Use a Pseudonym?
by Moira Allen As a writer, you naturally want to make a name for yourself. But what if that name isn’t the one you were born with? Writing under pseudonyms…
How to Gain Control Over Your Freelancing Life
by Linda Formichelli When we sense our life is out of our control, we tend to feel anxious, worried, and depressed, and our motivation suffers. We feel as if life…