by Cyndi | Jun 3, 2014 | advice on writing a book, authors, books, libraries, novel writing advice, novels, writers, writing, writing advice
The Upper Peninsula Publishers & Authors Association (http://uppaa.org/) spring meeting at Marquette’s Peter White Library on May 17, 2014 offered multiple learning opportunities for current and aspiring authors. The session “Public Speaking 101” featured Frida...
by Cyndi | May 20, 2014 | photography, selfies, social media, writers, writing
The “cheese!” really does stand alone when it comes to the ubiquitous selfie which after being named the top-trending word of 2013 officially enters the dictionary in 2014. Although in my opinion way too many selfies are still taken in bathrooms, the days of having to...
by Cyndi | May 7, 2014 | books, libraries, writers
I was working on an editing project this week that involves replacing expired or unacceptable references with credible source links. One of the replacement references I thought might work well was an entry from Harvard University. How can you go wrong with an Ivy...
by Cyndi | Apr 24, 2014 | Writing, editing, reading
“Begin with a problem, not with thinking”: Worthy advice for any novelist. Kristen Lamb lays out the interplay between protagonist and antagonist goals with examples to help you create a true page-turner.
by Cyndi | Apr 18, 2014 | Writing, editing, reading
Kristin Lamb addresses common writing pitfalls that turn off editors and readers. A must-peruse for all scribes!
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