I want to feel like this when I wake up!
or
This is an illustration of what it is like to get that phone call offering you your first book contract.
Get Thee to a Writers Conference
Guest blog by James Scott Bell
James Scott Bell is a bestselling thriller writer and long time friend. His most recent release is Don’t Leave Me. He is also the author of the #1 writing books, Plot & Structure and The Art of War for Writers. If you do not have them buy them today (He has five other must-have books on writing too.
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I am asked all the time by ambitious, …
News You Can Use – Feb. 26, 2013
Buy Your Way onto the Bestseller List - Will the deceptive practices ever end? (The Wall Street Journal article link may not last without subscription so I linked to this blog instead.)
Instead of Physical Books at a Signing, e-book Vouchers - Let us know what you think of this new idea!
60% of All Audio Sold is Now Digital - Try to find the audio books section in your local store....this is …
A Time to Mourn
by Steve Laube
This past weekend was a time to mourn. We attended two family funerals here in Phoenix. The first for my wife’s grandma, Izora Weed. An amazing woman who was 101 when she passed. The second was my wife’s Uncle Ken Merrick who brings to mind many fond memories.
It has been a tough year. The loss of far too many family friends (including another this past week). My father …
Fun Fridays – Feb. 22, 2013
Have you ever had a similar, but virtual, experience while buying something online?
Very clever two minutes:
HT: Kim Moore
News You Can Use – Feb. 19, 2013
What Kind of Reader are You? A Diagnostic Guide - An article from The Atlantic. Share which kind you are in the comments below!
10 Tricks to Make Yourself a Dropbox Master - If you don't use Dropbox consider this article a nudge to use some form of cloud computing as a backup.
Lumio: A Modern Lamp With Infinite Possibilities - This is a link to a Kickstarter campaign for a very cool looking …
Fun Friday’s – Feb. 15, 2013
I want one of these for next year's "Happy Pancake Day"!
One minute of ingenuity.
News You Can Use – Feb. 12, 2013
The Pope Announces His Resignation - First time this has happened in nearly 600 years. The last time was in 1415. Put that in historical perspective...Columbus sailed the ocean blue in 1492. Martin Luther was born in 1483. This is a really big deal in Church history whether you are Catholic or not.
Lawsuit Threatened by Attorney Representing Author and Publisher of Bestselling book 'The …
Fun Fridays – Feb. 8, 2013
A little bit of culture for your Friday viewing. Introducing ballet master Rudolph Nureyev and Swine Lake via "The Muppet Show."
Three minutes of parody and hilarity!
News You Can Use – Feb.5, 2013
Shocking Copyright Grab by School System - Anything a student writes as part of a class is owned, forever, by the school? So if a kid invents the idea of a better FedEx as part of a school project the school owns the idea. Or if he writes the first pages of what becomes later, the next "Harry Potter," the school owns the idea. (?!) Unbelievable.
Christian Writers Guild Adds Publishing Division …