by editor | Oct 31, 2017 | Articles, Guest Contributors, Writing Process
By Dori Jones Yang Confession: I am not a Chinese boy living in 1870s Connecticut. I was not alive in the 1870s. I have never lived in Connecticut. I am not a boy. And I am not Chinese. Whew! Got that off my chest. We writers of historical fiction are called to help...
by editor | Sep 19, 2017 | Articles, Guest Contributors, Writing Inspiration
By Anne Leigh Parrish Americans are practical people. We think about profit and loss, success and failure, maximizing our utility, avoiding diminished returns. We’re healthy Capitalists. We live for the business model of constant, steady growth. We seek profits at...
by editor | Sep 18, 2017 | Articles, Guest Contributors, Writing Inspiration
By Cate Holahan Where do you get your ideas? The question is a favorite at mystery conferences and most novelists—myself included—cobble together an answer about an overheard anecdote, news story, or image that served as the genesis for a recent book. But the answers...
by editor | May 12, 2017 | Book Marketing, Book Publishing, Resources for Writers
As any author knows, getting attention from the ever-declining professional book outlets is harder every year. Each year, more newspapers shrink or cancel their book section, fire or retire their book editor and add those responsibilities to the entertainment editor’s...
by editor | Apr 7, 2017 | A Bookish Blog, Syndication, Writing Inspiration
By Heidi K. Rojek, Owner of City Book Review Summer vacation will be upon us before you know it. Best to start planning your hotel stays now. If you’re reading this, my guess is you’re into books. What better way to enjoy your vacation than by staying at...
by editor | Mar 14, 2017 | Cooking by the Book
By Heidi K. Rojek I cook a lot. To be more specific, I bake A LOT. Owning a book review company literally feeds my obsession for cookbooks. But, with the proliferation of searching for recipes online (raises hand in guilt – my Pinterest cooking boards runneth over), I...
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