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Happy Birthday Winnie-the-Pooh!
On this day in 1926 the book Winnie-the-Pooh by A.A. Milne was published by Methuen in London. Our household has celebrated this day each year with my wife baking Winnie-the-Pooh shaped cookies. (Yes, it is a scary thing to be a man in a house of Winnie-the-Pooh celebrations.)
Some say the real birthday is the day Christopher Robin Milne was given his stuffed bear (August 21, 1921). But since I’m in the publishing business, I prefer to mark the date with the publication of the book that started it all. And if you collect rare books, I once found a listing where Ernest Shepherd’s own copy (he was the illustrator) was available for purchase for only $95,000.
So, “Happy 98th birthday!” to Winnie-the-Pooh. (Go bake some Winnie-the-Pooh cookies and celebrate.)
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Fun Friday – October 11, 2024
Someone took a video of me trying to get into a hammock. I only wanted to take a nap! In the end, I took my frustration out on an unsuspecting writer. Poor fellow, he just wanted to ask a question; and I snapped. All caught on video. ShareTweet
When Characters and Settings Go Wrong
A few months ago, I didn’t finish a general market book because of the setting and characters. Here’s what I believe happened: The author did not want to write about where she lives, but she needed: A police force allowing a crime scene to be contaminated, along with other sloppy police work. A police force with corrupt and adulterous officers. A remote vacation spot. A coffee shop within walking distance of a vacation home. Another nearby town. First, the setting. Judging from the plot, the author never set foot in the area where I live in Northern Virginia. The area …
Point of View Post #2
Welcome back to our discussion about point of view (POV). I want to continue to build on what I talked about last time. In the last post, I explored what point of view actually is. Now I’m going to break down three different types of POV. Note that these are not the only other points of view, but ones used most often in fiction. First Person Point of View This is when the narrator is a character in the story, using “I” or “we.” The reader experiences the world directly through the eyes of that character. This POV creates a …
Announcing the 2025 Novel Marketing Conference
I’m excited to announce that tickets are now for sale for the 2025 Novel Marketing Conference. The conference will be held in Austin, Texas, on January 17 and 18. This event is not a typical writer’s conference where you learn how to write and publish a book. This article first appeared on Novel Marketing, so if you follow both blogs, this will be a repeat for you. What makes the Novel Marketing Conference different from other writers conferences? Three special ingredients make the Novel Marketing Conference unique: #1: Professional Training The focus of the conference is on marketing your book. …