by Lisa Tener, Reprinted with permission In my most recent post, I answered a soon-to-be-published author’s questions about distribution for a traditionally published book; today, I answer their second question:…
by Marilyn Levinson, first published August 17 on the Writers Who Kill blogspot, reprinted with permission I like editing. The way I see it, the hard work of creating my…
Published June 19, 2023 on BlackBirdWriters.com Reprinted with permission. Creativity is an innate trait in all human beings. While some people create stories with words, others might use paint, glass,…
(when friends and family don’t understand you) by Eric Schumacher, reprinted with permission, first published at FlapperPress.com He shuffled upon the stage, nervous, looked at a crowd of diverse and…
by Sandra Murphy Just when you think you know what’s going on in writing, up pops another genre, sub-genre, or blended genre. The latest is curio fiction, at least until…
NY Times bestselling mystery author William Bernhardt is the guest for two episodes of Talking Book Publishing with Kathleen Kaiser and Afterhours. This marks the last episode of the 805…
by Molly MacRae, first published in Mystery Fanfare, reprinted with permission New news on the pen name front! Did you know I also write books under the name Margaret Welch?…
by Dawn Dixon “Home again, home again, jiggety-jig,” I mutter unhappily. I drive up to my friend Carol’s smart brick ranch house and cut the engine in the driveway. After…
by Michael Bracken, Reacting to Lan Samantha Chang’s essay on LitHub.com, “Writers, Protect Your Inner Life,” Trey R. Barker (my Guns + Tacos co-creator/co-editor) posted on Facebook: “[The essay] at…
by Sierra Simone, Joanna Shupe, Eva Leigh, Nicola Davidson, and Adriana Herrera (reprinted with permission) We are a group of romance authors—Sierra Simone, Joanna Shupe, Eva Leigh, Nicola Davidson, and…
