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May 21, 2019
Reading Writers
How many books do you read at the same time? I used to be the kind of person who read one book, start to finish, before starting another. Now, I generally have two books going at once – a print book and an audio book. That said there are exceptions to the rule. If I […]
May 20, 2019
Creative Commons: Finding Copyright Free Images
Whether you are blogging or creating PDFs for your students and you need a graphic, it is easist to work with copyright free materials. Copyright free means that something has no copyright restrictions. It is public domain or available for anyone to use. It is something that no one should be making money when someone […]
May 19, 2019
Social Media: Pick and Choose
An editor or agent is interested in your book. They ask what you would be willing to do to promote it. You point out that you blog and that you have a LinkedIn account. When the next question comes, you cringe. What about Facebook and Twitter? Instagram or Snapchat? My advice to you? You probably […]
May 16, 2019
4 Things to Study in Screen Plays
Recently Writer’s Digest published a blog post about studying screen writing and what you can learn by reading specific Oscar winning screen plays. Their post was intended for people who are studying screen writing. I’d like to expand on this – study screen writing and screen plays no matter what type of fiction you write. […]
May 15, 2019
Naomi Shihab Nye: Young People’s Poet Laureate
I’m not going to lie. When I found out that Naomi Shihab Nye had been selected by the Poetry Foundation as the next young people’s poet laureate, I did a little dance. I may have even squealed and jumped up and down. Maybe. The purpose of this position is to “raise awareness that young people have […]
May 14, 2019
Sue Bradford Edwards: Finding Me Online including Amazon
I realized that I haven’t posted anything about my online presence in quite a while. If you are interested in finding out more about me and my work, you stop by any or all of these locations. The Muffin. This is the blog for the Women on Writing community. I am one of about fifteen […]
May 13, 2019
Lion Forge: Merging with Oni Press within Polarity
As I work on my first graphic novel, I have to admit that I’m closely watching changes in graphic novel publishing. Last Wednesday, it was reported in the New York Times that Lion Forge and Oni Press are merging within Polarity LTD. Just what this is going to mean for the authors and graphic novels already under […]
May 12, 2019
Field Trip! Literature and Writing in the Wide World
If any of you are in St. Louis, Missouri, make time to head to the St. Louis City library headquarters on Olive for the Print to Pixels: How Words Changed the World exhibit. It runs through June 2. The exhibit traces the history of print from cuneiform to modern printing — there is even a […]
May 8, 2019
A Writer’s Impact: Changing the World
As I read through my e-mail, I spotted an ad for a book that promised to tell you how to write your own book that would change the world. Hmm. Maybe people who write for adults think that they will come up with the single idea and book that will alter the very world on […]
5 Minutes a Day: Resurrecting Your Writing Life
Five minutes a day. Although it may not be the ideal amount of writing time, it is all you need to squeeze in an effort to write. I proved this to myself the last few weeks with my brother-in-law in one hospital and my father in another across town. Then there are the fruit trees […]
