Elmore Leonard and His Writing Tips
In connection with the death of Elmore Leonard at age 87, the prolific author’s 2001 New York Times article “Writers…
Update on Wattpad Experiment: Introducing a Cold War Memoir
Why publish a work-in-progress chapter by chapter on free site Wattpad I was asked on Facebook? I have discovered very…
Devising Plots While Undergoing an MRI
I have been working on a dystopian thriller — THE MOTHER SIEGE — and have put the first chapter on…
Editing Your Manuscript for Logic Inconsistencies
Having a professional copy editor review your fiction or nonfiction manuscript before publication is a very good idea. But what…
Creating Author Taglines
Author Jean Oram wrote a valuable blog post about why authors should consider creating a tagline for themselves: Author taglines…