Self-Publishing Grows Up
My friend Felix wanted to be known as an author. Even before he retired, he worked hours daily on his novel. His wife, an English...
Writers Need a Business Plan
If you are seeking an agent or publisher for your nonfiction book, you will have to provide a business plan. What is that? You ask. In...
The Writer As Victim
Naiveté, desperation, eagerness. What does that spell to you? To me it spells V-I-C-T-I-M. It can also spell W-R-I-T-E-R. A writer eager...
Self-Publishing Don'ts
I enjoy mysteries with an archaeologist or forensic anthropologist as the protagonist, so I happily delved into a book by Dana Cameron...
Making Foreign Rights Sales
Representing my small independent publishing company, Summit Crossroads Press and its fiction imprint, Amanita Books, I am a long-time...
Becoming a Professional Speaker
I recently took a webinar on “How to Become a Paid Writer and Speaker,” presented by Benjamin Vogt. Vogt is a landscape architect who...
Musings on Nancy Drew
Along with millions of other American women, I grew up devouring Nancy Drew mysteries. The Nancy Drew books sparked my own interest in...
The Writer as Prey
Naiveté, desperation, eagerness. What does that spell to you? To me it spells V-I-C-T-I-M. It can also spell W-R-I-T-E-R. A writer eager...
Writers' Tip - What's a Comparable Book?
This month, the Maryland Writers’ Association offered a Webinar on writing query letters with literary agent Gina Panettieri. Gina...
The Secret Treasure of Oak Island
Who buried what on Oak Island? People have searched for the answers for more than 200 years. The Secret Treasure of Oak Island by D'Arcy...
