Legacy By Magdalena Ball Even highly celebrated and well-paid authors miss them. While almost all writers are clear on the importance of plot, there are other writing skills such as a strong narrative voice, good deep characterization, and relevant, subtle scenery description that set a work of fiction apart, rendering it literary or great. In my … Read more
By Magdalena Ball It couldn’t have happened at a worse moment. My car had just been hit by a truck and I was standing amidst the wreckage of glass and metal when my post lady pulled up. After ascertaining that I wasn’t hurt, she handed me a package: the obviously thick SASE that went along … Read more
Interview with Eugie Foster Interview by Amy Brozio-Andrews This is an interview from several years ago. Eugie K. Foster was an award-winning writer of short fiction and children’s books. Eugie Foster, author, editor, wife, died on September 27th 2014 of respiratory failure from cancer at Emory University in Atlanta. In her forty-two years, Eugie lived … Read more
Reviewed by Amy Brozio-Andrews In her new book An Agent’s Point of View, Sheri Williams shares her insight and advice with writers who are either looking for an agent, or seeking a positive working relationship with their agent. In a short 73 pages, Williams gives tips and examples on writing queries and book proposals. She … Read more
By Monique van den Berg “I am an artist. The critic is my nemesis.” Have you ever heard this internal dialogue? Well, you’re not alone. We writers exist within a paradox. Our egos tell us we’re brilliant, yet one word from a critic can convince us (at least temporarily) that we’re worthless. Criticism strikes at … Read more
By Amy Brozio-Andrews Most writers have probably thought about joining a writers’ association at one time or another. Hesitant about what you’d actually get out of it in return for your hard-earned money, you’ve probably put it off more than once. Numerous organizations have been created to serve writers of every genre, and while most … Read more
Review by Ellen Zuckerman Writing Mysteries 2nd Ed. Sue Grafton, Ed. with Jan Burke and Barry Zeman Writer’s Digest Books April, 2002 [perfectpullquote align=”full” bordertop=”false” cite=”” link=”” color=”” class=”” size=””]“Writing a novel is a long distance run of the imagination…Writers need all the help they can get, wherever they can get it . . . ” (George … Read more
By Elisabeth Keely Wilson Ostensibly, it was your basic itch just begging to be scratched. You know—the kind of itch that can’t quite be reached, so it keeps twitching and itching, demanding your attention. Finally, in order to appease the little beast, you have to twist and turn your body into various odd positions, until … Read more
By Christine Davey So you want to be a freelance sports writer! Great. After all, if you love sports, then it’s the perfect job. Just think—you’ll get to travel the world, bask in the sunshine, and sip cocktails by the water’s edge at the end of the game. You’ll experience the rich tapestry of exotic … Read more
By Lauri Kubuitsile 5:30 p.m.: Okay, I’ve made a decision. I’m going to live in the moment tonight, &agrav; la Oprah. I’m not going to be my normal spastic self, planning every minute of my future, coming up with fantastic scenarios that keep me obsessed for hours. I am not going to spend the whole … Read more
