The Creation of the Museum of the Omniverse
by Sandra Murphy A museum, disappearing employees, dragons—this is the audio drama you want to hear. Hundreds of sound effects, a kickass musical score, an immersive soundscape, and eighteen actors…
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Don’t Say It Twice, Don’t Say It Twice
by Arthur Vidro, from the Winter 2023 issue of Calliope, reprinted with permission. As a child I attended a free summertime performance at an outdoor public skating rink of You’re…
Be Ready: Querying, Submissions, Writer Encouragement
by Kathleen Marple Kalb, reprinted with permission Short story submissions are different. For one thing, the piece usually must be much closer to publication-ready than a novel-length manuscript. Once in…
Playing By the Rules
by Lorie Lewis Ham I’ve written most of my life. I published my first poem and my first song at thirteen, and continued to publish poems, short stories, and articles…
How to Handle Numbers
by Bobbie Christmas Q: When am I supposed to write out numbers or use the numeral? Do I use the actual number, for example, 5, or do I write five?…
Editor’s Choice September 2024 News You Might Have Missed
NCBLA Introduces Writing Project to Support Future Authors Empowering Young Writers, a series of slideshows and educational resources, demonstrates writing techniques for fourth through ninth graders. The online tools, available…
Bad Writing Advice
by Michael Bracken, reprinted with permission, SleuthSayers.com Recently, I talked to a writer who felt overwhelmed. She sought advice about accomplishing all the projects she committed to while taking advantage…
Nobody’s perfect. And neither is any book.
by Jay Hartman Let’s face it, we all want any books we put on the market to be the best they can possibly be and free of errors. Punctuation and…
When NOT to Seek an Editor
by Arthur Vidro, reprinted with permission, Calliope (ISSN 2691-1388) Sometimes, it’s better to delay or forgo hiring an editor. You might be a professional-caliber editor and capable of editing your…
Author Intrusion
by Bobbie Christmas Q: Someone online the other day inquired about a quick, easy way to look up questions about writing. People suggested The Elements of Style by Strunk and…