by Guest Author | Apr 4, 2017 | Columns, Featured, Writers on Writing
Drawing Inspiration from Life by Dave DiGrazie When Editor-in-Chief Whitney Smyth gave me this chance to share my literary hopes and struggles, I wanted to sing to you, scream at you, convince you to care. My writing is a kaleidoscope of peril. Schizophrenic...
by Guest Author | Mar 28, 2017 | Columns, Featured, Writers on Writing
Eavesdropping Towards Better Dialogue by Kevin Michaels As children, we were taught that it was rude to listen to other people’s conversations. I often heard “Mind your own business” whenever I eavesdropped on conversations at school or on the playground. Girls were a...
by Guest Author | Mar 21, 2017 | Columns, Featured, Writers on Writing
The Reverse Kvell: A Perspective on Motherhood from the Other Side By J.J. Gesher After toiling for three years, we completed a novel, our debut book. We found a legitimate publisher, secured advance praise, and scheduled a launch event at a respectable bookstore (A...
by Guest Author | Mar 14, 2017 | Columns, Featured, Writers on Writing
Music Tracks in eBooks: A New Market for Songwriters? By Barnaby Hazen I found myself writing a book covering familiar ground—musicians. As I began brainstorming characters and situations, it became clear the story would frequently refer to their music, and I hit a...
by Guest Author | Feb 14, 2017 | Columns, Featured, Writers on Writing
The Curse of the Archives By Eva Stachniak Having written two novels based on the life of Catherine the Great I know how challenging it can be to write historical fiction, but I’ve never heard of the curse of the archives! At least not until I began working on The...
by Site Owner | Nov 29, 2016 | Columns, Featured, Writers on Writing
Seriously, Why Do NaNoWriMo? It’s not like you actually “win” anything. By Jennifer Levine Unless you’re in the thick of it NaNoWriMo, or National Novel Writing Month, is counter-intuitive. After all, writing is a solitary pursuit. It’s more fun to romanticize...