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Google Shutting Down Climate Disinformation?

EarthTalk® From the Editors of E – The Environmental Magazine

Dear EarthTalk : Is Google doing anything to prevent the propagation of climate disinformation on the Internet? — P. Hanson, Washington, DC

The advent of the internet and smartphone innovations have brought information to our fingertips. As the number of users skyrockets, advertisers have identified lucrative opportunities to meet people where they are. Google is a household name, holding 87 percent of the market shar...

Advice to New Writers

from C. B. Oresky, author of The Warlock’s Curse

My advice to a new writer just starting out is that writing is a difficult, difficult, lonely affair. It’s important to have people around you that support both you and your dreams. If you truly are meant to be a writer, it’s something you are compelled to do. Fill your heart with love, sprinkle yourself with stardust, spread your wings and fly. Don’t ever give up.

Other words of advice are to really hone your craft. Gobble down ...

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Lauren Carr | Julie Herman | Deborah-Zenha Adams |Interview with Lauren Carr
 

Lauren Carr is the brains behind iRead Book Tours as well as being a successful author. Could there be a better fit for our topic this month? 
 

Lauren CarrWhat Separates Best-Selling Authors from the Rest

Several years ago, the year following the release of my first book, a fan send the email ...

The Challenge—and Fun—of Taking on a Popular Fiction Character

a guest post by Liese A Sherwood-Fabre, author of The Life and Times of Sherlock Holmes

Who doesn’t love Sherlock Holmes, in any of his incarnations? Imagine, though, being brave enough to write your own version of Sherlock! If you want to tackle it, though, Liese A Sherwood-Fabre’s guest post will get you started. After that, her fact-filled new book, The Life and Times of Sherlock Holmes, is going to be your best friend and stalwart companion. What’s more Liese will be awarding a $20...

How Many Editors Do You Need?

a guest post from Barbara Barth

It’s the second most-offered piece of advice to writers: get an editor to read your work before you send it out. Well, here’s Barbara Barth’s take on that suggestion.

I’m shaking my head about this topic. I sent it in as one I’d be happy to write about and then I realized I don’t have anyone edit my own work. So, I’m going to tell you why I do what I do, but not necessarily suggest this is a good thing, just my thing. There are many professional article...

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Laura Smith is the multi-talented, multi-faceted founder of a hugely successful blog, Laura’s Books & Blogs. She’s guest posted on my blog, I’ve guest posted on hers, and I also follow her posts with the sort of devotion I show to very few online outlets. This woman ...

Better Air Quality Monitoring = Better Air Quality

EarthTalk® From the Editors of E – The Environmental Magazine

Dear EarthTalk: Is there any proof that recent advances in air quality monitoring and the widespread sharing of the results have materially reduced air pollution? — Mitch B., New Haven, CT

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), air pollution kills upwards of seven million people annually around the world. Asthma, lung cancer, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and stroke are the most common a...

Write Where and When You Can

a guest post by Kate Brenton

Why is this advice from author Kate Brenton so important? Because there’s never enough time. Because family needs us. Because we have to make money. Because we’re exhausted. Because everything else takes priority over our little writing hobby.

Writers need a space to create, and yet, if we get too attached to the perfect space, the muse may evade us. I have written in beautiful, lush spaces, and I have scribbled ideas on the back of coffee napkins on a ...

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My friend Nicole got me through the pandemic with her calls that always cheered me up. She is stunningly funny, often slipping a zinger in when you least expect it. She is also a brilliant writer, those zingers landing on a soft spot you didn’t know you had, leading to a wellspring of emotion in the middle of a story that was seemingly all about the fun, but in reality, was about th...

Battery Storage: Bottleneck to Solar, Wind Power Development

EarthTalk® From the Editors of E – The Environmental Magazine

Dear EarthTalk: Is it true that a shortage of batteries is slowing down the development of solar and wind power here in the U.S.? If so, what are we doing to ramp up battery production if anything? — J. Wilson, Chicago, IL

As the climate crisis worsens and public outcry can no longer be ignored, policymakers are tasked with ramping up the production of renewable energy. The Biden Administration has announced its desi...