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Please read my latest article on Huffington Post: A Brave Face – Victims Disfigured by Domestic Violence Can Get Life-Changing Help Audrey Mabrey’s ex-husband hit her on the head with a hammer and...

New Blog post: http://www.themillions.com/2015/08/how-to-title-every-book-you-ever-write.html You’ve decided on a life of letters. You’ve got that manuscript you workshopped getting your MFA, an...

http://www.georgeellalyon.com/where.html Where I'm From I am from clothespins, from Clorox and carbon-tetrachloride. I am from the dirt under the back porch. (Black, glistening, it tasted like...

Free-writing thinking offers women personal space and an outlet for creativity, allowing us to envision “what if” scenarios, and focus on what’s important. Free-writing is a short, timed typed or...

Does playfulness spur creativity? Ethologist Sir Patrick Bateson of the University of Cambridge wants to know why playfulness is so connected to creativity in the realms of science, music, and...

http://www.rachellegardner.com/2011/10/10-tidbits-about-author-platform/ 1. Definition of a platform? It’s the way you, the author, will get your name and your book in front of potential consumers....

http://jamigold.com/2011/08/what-does-your-author-bio-say-about-you/ I’ll be going on the road for some upcoming blog posts while I endure enjoy time with extended family. Wish me luck. One of my...

7 Curious Facts About 7 Dr. Seuss Books from MentalFloss.com by David K. Israel - September 9, 2010 - 11:56 AM 1. Hop on Pop In an early draft of the book, Theodor S. Geisel (aka Dr. Seuss) wanted...

Virtual Book Tours: How To Set Up And Run A Successful Book Tour by Gary Smailes http://www.bubblecow.co.uk/2010/09/virtual-book-tours-how-to-set-up-and-run-a-successful-book-tour/ in Proactive...

The 4 Story Structures that Dominate Novels August 24, 2010 by  Orson Scott Card All stories contain four elements that can determine structure: milieu, idea, character and event. Here's a look at...

http://miraslist.blogspot.com/ GRANTS. FELLOWSHIPS. RESIDENCIES. RESOURCES. Mira's List is a resource for artists, writers, composers and others in the arts. Here you will find up-to-date...

Writer’s Vacation Posted by Shonna Slayton Published in Creativity I’m convinced that a writer takes a vacation quite differently than most people (photographers and other artists notwithstanding.)...

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/melissa-broder/and-you-dont-stop-how-i-o_b_613274.html If you told me five years ago that I'd have a book in the window at St. Mark's Bookshop, I would have plotzed. I...

This is a guest post from Paul Lonergan, an author, a ghost-writer and a copywriter. For more than 20 years he’s been using words to sell everything from stock-broking services to beauty products to...

How to Win Friends and Influence Readers A guest post by Katie Tallo of Momentum Gathering. The royal road to a man’s heart is to talk to him about the things he treasures most. ~ Dale Carnegie...

I write like Chuck Palahniuk I Write Like by Mémoires, Mac journal software. Analyze your writing!

Orange County Chapter of Romance Writers OCCRWA.org CJ Lyons  Break Free from the Slush Pile http://www.cjlyons.net URGENT CARE, "Lyons continues to mesmerize readers…pulse-pounding."~Fresh Fiction...

would go something like this: “it is very hard to get somebody to understand something when understanding it would highlight the conflict between two propositions that appeal to them.” would...