Shopping for the writer in your life can be a fairly daunting task. What real-life item do you buy for someone who spends approximately 80% of their time in a fictional world? Whether you’re fueling their writing side or their reading side, the…
Editing your book can be a pretty tense process for some authors. And when it comes to the editing process, there’s no substitute for the eyes of a professional editor. However, new programs are now available online that can seriously cut down on…
Name: Carl Gravely Hometown: Mount Airy, NC Book: The Year I Was Bullied Genre: Non-fiction Describe your book in 10 words or less. Bullying life story from the…
If you’ve started writing your book, you may have noticed one thing: when it comes to writing (aside from grammar), there are no rules. You have to figure out what works best for you…and that may be a process you constantly have to tweak. In…
Creaky floorboards leading down into a dark and dingy basement, where you can hear a distant rustling. Rounding the corner in your home to find a pool of blood, dripping down from an unknown source. Listening intently, low and labored movements,…
Name: Celestine Allen Hometown: San Antonio, Texas Book: The Price of Love Genre: Fiction Describe your book in 10 words or less. Money can sometimes cause problems with…
Name: John Buhl Hometown: East Haddam, Connecticut Book: Banished: A Band of Rebels Genre: Fantasy/Fiction Describe your book in 10 words or less. A man rebels against a…
Adverbs are like sweets: they’re fine in small quantities, but large quantities can be very bad for you (and your writing). Oftentimes, adverbs are used by novice writers to avoid doing the real work behind crafting a captivating sentence. Because…
