by Cyndi | Nov 27, 2015 | advice on writing a book, author interview, Writing, editing, reading
http://instagram.com/p/sLvdYjKWiB/ From left, Corey’s interview portrait in Michigan Tech Magazine; one of his new characters, the rebellious but endearing Becky; and a beloved Enchantas animal guide. “I didn’t get the blog going,” says novelist Corey...
by Cyndi | Mar 6, 2015 | advice on selling a book, advice on writing a book, bird calls, bird identification, bird photos, satisfying readers
Bland descriptions often suffice in real life. When the “nice house” or “good meal” or “pretty woman” is there, no specifics are required. The senses of the observer can take it all in. But storytellers can’t rely on general words and generic phrases. “She wore a...
by Cyndi | Dec 20, 2014 | advice on selling a book, advice on writing a book, editing, reading, writing
My debut novel “More Than You Think You Know” is in the publishing pipeline, coming to readers in 2015. I signed with Beating Windward Press, a small, active, emerging house that shares my sensibilities, including a lust for quality, weirdness and All...
by Cyndi | Oct 30, 2014 | advice on selling a book, advice on writing a book, authors, book review, writing
“It is as beautiful as I hoped it would be,” says the e-mail from my friend and mentor, author Deborah K. Frontiera, of her latest publication, “The Nature of Life.” The hardbound, full-color, hand-numbered and signed limited edition pairs photos and poems accumulated...
by Cyndi | Oct 25, 2014 | advice on selling a book, advice on writing a book, authors
Vesna Damljanovic last winter raised $4,585 out of the requested $7,700 in her Indiegogo campaign to make “Gone North,” a proposed documentary film involving the middle-aged New England climber’s solo exploration of some of Arctic Norway’s most...
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