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Hannukah and My Father's Legacy

This time of year I always think of my father’s potato pancakes. Made in a large, battered cast iron pan, these latkehs were

Facebook Is A Great Place For Fake Quotes

The first time I saw it on Goodreads and Facebook, it sounded phony. I spent two wonderful years in college reading Eliot

Alert: Fake Author Quotes Are Viral

The first time I saw it on Goodreads (and Facebook, that other swamp of bogus quotations), I knew it had to be phony. I spent

Are You Spreading Fake Author Quotes Online?

The first time I saw it on Goodreads (and Facebook, that other swamp of bogus quotations), I knew it had to be phony. I spent

How Real is Your Author Quote?

A lot of people swear by Goodreads. I swear at it. Often. It’s a font of badly sourced quotations, some of them fake, just

Jason Bourne in Regency England

I’ve fallen hard for C.S. Harris’s mystery series set in England during the time of Mad King George and his wastrel, indolent

6 Mistakes Authors Should Avoid

It’s hard to say “no” to a gig when you’re a writer, even when you’re not a newbie. There’s nothing more precious than your

6 Mistakes Authors Should Never Make

It’s hard to say “no” to a gig when you’re a writer, even when you’re not a newbie. There’s nothing more precious than your

6 Things Writers Should Ask Before Accepting An Invitation

It’s hard to say “no” to a gig when you’re a writer, even when you’re not a newbie. There’s nothing more precious than your

Five Things Writer Should Consider Before Saying Yes to a Gig

It’s hard to say “no” to a gig when you’re a writer, even when you’re not a newbie. There’s nothing more precious than your