Legacy Review by J. Kristin Dreyer The Writer’s Block: 786 Ideas To Jump-Start Your Imagination by Jason Rekulak Running Press March, 2001 672 pages 8 AM — You sit down in front of your computer, eager to get to work on The Great American Novel (or even The Decent American Novel, for that matter). You open … Read more
By Nancy Julien Kopp Can a writer be compared to a jungle animal? Is a writer anything like the tawny leopard who pauses in a shaft of golden sunlight and lifts his regal head, nostrils flaring? He crouches low to the ground and proceeds toward his next sure meal. The leopard ignores all other aspects … Read more
By Penny A. Zeller I contemplated quitting early in my career as a writer. My reason? A rejection letter. I received a request to see a bicycling article I had spent weeks perfecting. Excitedly, I sent the article and numerous photographs to the editor. Not a week later, I received the manuscript back in the … Read more
Review by Betty Winslow Let me say right off the bat that I prefer my writing books in hardcopy, so that I can red them in bed, in the car, or in the bathtub (not a good place for an e-reader). However, Magdalena Ball’s e-book, The Art of Assessment: How to Review Anything, made sitting … Read more
By Alex Shapiro Aaron Krach is a writer and artist presently living on Manhattan’s Lower East Side. He graduated from the University of California, San Diego, with a B.A. in Visual Arts and continued his studies at the University of Copenhagen. A former editor at Empire magazine and Gay City News, he is currently a … Read more
By Dorothy Thompson Never been published? Here are some suggestions on how to write that author’s bio that is sure to achieve success! You have just finished your masterpiece and are about to send it off to that magical world, The Land Of The Publishing Industry. You have done your homework and have edited it … Read more
Review by Betty Winslow You Can Market Your Book: All the Tools You Need to Sell Your Published Book By Carmen Leal ACW Press 2003 250 pages Amazon.com price: $10.50 If there were an election for the position of Queen of Book Promotion, Carmen Leal would win it, hands down. Her latest book, You Can … Read more
By Georganne Fiumara Freelance writing is a rewarding way to work at home. As a writer, you have the special opportunity to influence what others think and do. You can touch emotions and possibly even change the course of a reader’s life. Each year, millions of men and women will attempt to have their words … Read more
By Linda Chiara By nature writers tend to be solitary people. We spend hours alone in front of a computer or in libraries doing research. Oh, sure, sometimes we venture out into the real world and sit in a favorite coffee house sipping on a latte. But rather than truly interacting with others, we find … Read more
By Bill Harper If you’re a seasoned freelancer, then you’ll have discovered the real benefit of working from home: being able to act like a complete slob while you’re writing. Sure, you tell everyone else about the flexible hours, being your own boss, and not having to drive to work every day. But let’s face … Read more
