In today’s Ask the Experts post, Guy Bergstrom, the provocative blogger of Red Pen of Doom (the evil secret to all writing is editing), who has more than 6,000
Non-fiction writers already know this: interviewing primary sources is an important component to book research. Even fiction writers do their homework by talking to people to help them establish a
Today is the WordCount Blogathon Swap Day! Fellow blogger, Kathryn Lance, the author of more than 50 published books of fiction and nonfiction, shares the importance of showing rather
“I declare after all there is no enjoyment like reading! How much sooner one tires of any thing than of a book! — When I have a house of my
An early photo of Mom and Aunt Bob. Mother’s Day for me is a mixed blessing — I have two beautiful children and a devoted husband to share
Today’s guest blogger is Mari Ann Stefanelli Perusek, an aspiring author and a member of my writer’s group. Mari Ann and I share a common sorrow – the loss
In 2008, for the first time in history, more books were self-published than those published traditionally. In 2009, 76% of all books released were self-published, while publishing houses reduced the
I am in the second week of the WordCount Blogathon along with 250 other bloggers. This challenge – to blog every day in the month of May —
On Saturday I’m at TJ Maxx when I come to an aisle filled with stationery, writing journals, and tablets of paper. My son picks up a black leather-bound