Tag: writing
Someone has to write those books we all love to read! Writing can be a hobby, a profession, a long lost love, a dream, but also something to dread. …
It is an award that rewards authors both old and new, with an ability to catapult sales and (potentially) a career, and yet getting a spot on the list …
Lolita was written in 1955 by Vladimir Nabokov and quickly became a classic. It, perhaps rightfully, is both praised for its writing and disgusted for its subject matter. Even …
More authors are choosing to go with self-publishing over submitting to a big named publishing house. It can be disheartening to get rejected several times, even if you repeat …
The merits of marginalia is a point of contention for many readers. Some people can’t read without a pen in one hand and a highlighter in the other, while …
In some ways, being an author meant needing an agent, needing contracts and deals, and needing to prove a readership base to have a book published. At least for …
Do you ever find yourself feeling judged by your grammar-loving friends for an out of place comma or a misused word? Check out these manuals that’ll help you improve …
It’s been four years since John Green’s last and most successful novel, The Fault in Our Stars, was released. In the video below John Green talks about what it is that …
Read through any list of writing tips from major authors and, chances are, there’ll be something about reading. William Faulkner famously advised, “Read, read, read. Read everything – trash, …
How many books have actually changed the course of your life? Which one inspired you the most? Maybe that one magical book propelled you along the road to your career. …
Internet piracy is, to say the least, a divisive topic. There are those who totally condemn it, seeing it as immoral as walking out of a bookshop with a …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DT8_lFLbvP0 YouTube Channel: PixieTonic Thinking about penning your own novel? Gain some writing inspiration from these successful authors mentioned in this video. Featured image via Tribe Comics
An author friend recently posted a plea for help on Facebook. She was 30,000 words into her novel but her plot was sagging — did anyone know of a good outlining tool? An …
The time has come again for us to prepare for the winners of the National Book Awards, but first we have to know who is on the longlist. The …
When we read a book, how much thought do we put into the author behind it? It didn’t just appear from a vacuum. Someone created it. And because a …
Imagine setting down the book you’re reading in order to text the author because you want to know more about their writing or possibly even to share one of …
Writing is an art form, and a form that many have difficulty finding their footing in. There are so many worlds, characters, and plots to explore, and it’s so …
For writers who have dreamed of being able to learn from a great author, such as Margaret Atwood, that dream will hopefully become a reality in the spring of 2017. …
In his latest book, Release the Bats, DBC Pierre (otherwise known as Peter Finlay) revisited the process of writing a novel from scratch. As he shared with The Guardian …
Most of us can probably reminisce back to our younger days when our parents, grandparents, teachers, and just about every adult in our life encouraged us to read. (For …