Editor’s Choice March 2025 News You Might Have Missed
We’re all asking ‘what’s next?’ about politics, our rights, the economy, and more. Uncertainty wears on our nerves and weighs on our minds. Writing can be your escape from a…
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Editor’s Choice February 2025 News You Might Have Missed
Emergency Aid for Creators Affected by the Los Angeles Fires As the Los Angeles wildfires continue to impact our community, we want to share some aid resources that may be…
Editor’s Choice January 2025 News You Might Have Missed
James Patterson is Santa for Booksellers Six hundred booksellers will receive $500 holiday bonuses from James Patterson. “Booksellers save lives. Period. I’m happy to acknowledge them and their hard work…
Capital Letters
by Bobbie Christmas Q: When I refer to a specific chapter in my book proposal or in my book, do I capitalize it? For example, when I say, “See Chapter…
Editor’s Choice December 2024 News You Might Have Missed
How ‘parts work’ therapy can help with stress and trauma: Shots – Health News: NPR The holidays can be stressful—did I get the right gift, the right size, the right…
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…
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,…