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Giving Your Writing The Professional Edge

Amy Wilhelm
Literary Lagniappe, on Writing
It's a big step when you’re making the transition from writing as a hobby, for yourself or a small audience, to writing for profit. Whether you’re monetizing a blog, getting into content writing, or seeking pub... Read More...

How to Get More Writing Done in Less Time

Amy Wilhelm
Literary Lagniappe, on Writing, Writing during the Covid-19 Crisis
Unless you’re a full-time writer, one of the most challenging aspects of writing is finding the time to do it.  There are many things we can do to be more efficient with our time, but at the end of the day, ... Read More...

Four Ways to Have a Career in Writing

Amy Wilhelm
Literary Lagniappe, on Writing, Writing during the Covid-19 Crisis
Whatever path you take to realize your dream, a career in writing can be both exciting and creatively fulfilling. While the journey is an individual one, here are some great places anyone can begin. Start A Bl... Read More...

Windows or Mac? What’s Best For Writers?

Amy Wilhelm
Literary Lagniappe, on Writing, Technology
Digital technology has become a ubiquitous presence in our lives. There was a time when comparatively few of us used computers, and even then we only used them sparingly and in a professional capacity. With the... Read More...

Daralyse Lyons, author of Yoga Cocaine, on Memoir Writing

Maribel Garcia
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I never expected to make the transition to writing memoir.  As a long-time novelist, I was used to fabricating stories – as opposed to recounting them.  But then I realized that the most memorable, most “true,”... Read More...

When the Person is the Message by Tucker Lieberman

Maribel Garcia
Literary Lagniappe, on Creativity, on Publishing, on Writing
Most characters deliver messages through their words and actions, but some characters deliver messages through their very being. For years, I was curious about how castrated men were described in literature ... Read More...

Author Spotlight – Kevin J. Anderson

Tabitha Lord
Interviews, on Books, on Publishing, on Writing
I'm a speculative fiction girl. Sure, I like a good mystery. I can appreciate literary fiction at it's finest. Historical fiction will keep me turning pages. And who doesn't like a little romance now and again?... Read More...

Is the Key to Being Resilient, Keeping Hope Realistic? An Interview with Memoirist, Rebecca Faye Smith Galli

Maribel Garcia
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In this memoir, we meet Becky Galli. We are first introduced to the author's life while she is safely ensconced in a pretty idyllic 1960s southern upbringing-complete with the pastor father and a stay-at-ho... Read More...

Trepidation, Dread and Discovery of Memoir By Susan G. Weidener

Susan Weidener
Memoir, on Creativity, on Writing
As I listen to writers in a memoir workshop I’m leading about writing difficult subjects; I think how we share this in common. We’re on a journey of self-exploration … survivors who seek transformation and will... Read More...

Is Memoir Vanity or An Act of Love? By Susan G. Weidener

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Memoir, on Creativity, on Writing
Not everyone understands why some write their memoirs. They dismiss it as narcissistic vanity. Why write something so personal they ask? Who cares? Stories are my passion, so I am biased that writing memoir,... Read More...
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