Interview by Christopher Seufert Bernard Cornwell was born in London in 1944, an illegitimate “war baby” whose father was a Canadian airman and whose mother was in Britain’s Women’s Auxiliary Air Force. He was adopted as an infant and raised in Essex by a family belonging to a religious sect (now extinct) called the Peculiar … Read more
Interview by Alyice Edrich When did you begin your writing career and what inspires you to write? Writing runs in my family. My mother writes college textbooks and I began working for her when I was in high school. I also was the editor of my high school paper and co-editor of the school literary … Read more
Guest Post by Marian Perera Changes always seems to be going on in the publishing industry. New publishers appear, editors change jobs, more authors are self-publishing and scams are revealed. How much of this should writers be aware of? It’s easy to spend hours reading about current news—or even old but scandalous scams—in the publishing … Read more
By Laura Shumaker I met Tracy when I moved to the neighborhood five years ago. At the time, I had a lot going on. I was raising three boys, the oldest autistic, and was balancing their care with that of my mother, who was very ill. I was tired and emotionally drained. After Tracy and … Read more
As a side effect of our server move, email sent to or from Absolute Write is currently not functioning. We’re working with our ISP to solve the problem. In the meantime, if you need to contact MacAllister or have a question or problem using the forums, you can reach Mac by using this address: macallister4modstuff … Read more
Okay, everyone – today’s the day. The boards will be turned off today at approximately 3:30 pm, Pacific (USian) time/6:30 pm, East Coast time. That lets us grab the most recent data and move us to the temp host. At that point, I’ll redirect the DNS. Then what will happen is you’ll get a “page not … Read more
By Anika Logan I have a very odd schedule; I admit it. In fact, my schedule is practically the opposite from most of the people I know. The majority of people I know work regular daytime hours (nine to five, eight to four—you get the general idea). I, on the other hand, do not. My … Read more
By Sharon Hill In 2001, my co-author and I signed a contract for a nonfiction book. I was a freelance writer/editor with my own business, and my client-turned-coauthor had come to me with a request to produce a brochure for his corporate clients. These executives were being hounded by requests from employees to implement telework … Read more
The AW forums have a large and active group of screenwriters and playwrights, it’s just not an area of writing I’ve ever personally ventured into, so I’ve been a bit hesitant about offering any commentary about writing for stage or screen. I’d like to see AW doing more outreach and education with regard to screenwriting … Read more
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