GIFT IDEAS FOR WRITERS
Writers can be difficult to buy gifts for. Most are not clothes horses, unless you are talking about sweats, socks,[…]
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Writers can be difficult to buy gifts for. Most are not clothes horses, unless you are talking about sweats, socks,[…]
Read moreYou know how it is when you need to post a blog on Monday (today). But first comes Thanksgiving, which[…]
Read moreThe day after Thanksgiving has always been one of my favorite days of the year. I don’t shop. I never[…]
Read moreWe’ve all heard stories about successful authors who could literally wallpaper their offices with rejection letters. We’ve also heard about first-time authors whose manuscript was snapped up on their very first attempt at querying. Querying an agent or acquiring editor at a publishing house can be a complicated, lengthy, and frustrating experience. But are there proven strategies for giving your manuscript the very best chance of acceptance? Turns out there are.
Read moreI’ve been gathering research for a stand alone mystery set in 1926, for writing next year, while at the same[…]
Read moreThere are a lot of literary agents out there. AgentQuery lists more than 950 who represent mysteries. But, many of[…]
Read moreThe British environmental activist group, Just Stop Oil, calls for the UK to stop licensing new oil, gas or coal[…]
Read moreIt’s been about a year since ChatGPT demonstrated our scariest science fiction scenarios were looming on the horizon. And yet,[…]
Read moreI’ve invited Nev March, an award winning author of crime fiction, to share her thoughts on an author’s responsibility to[…]
Read moreWhen I’m working on a book, I tape photographs of actors who I picture for my characters on a school-sized poster board and prop it up in my writing area. I do that to help with my description of the character’s appearance. Also, by studying how they act…
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