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For writers and editors styles may change but consistency is king
You may not immediately notice it as a reader. But there's a reason a writer doesn't put a T-shirt on the heroine in the first chapter, then have the boyfriend show his love by giving her his tee shirt a couple of chapters later only to have them go shopping for...
How to write blogs people will read? Get your hands – and your snowpants – dirty
This writing blog and my inspiration blog have an amazing following of cool people that I secretly (well, not now) refer to as Cyndi’s Superstars (thank you!). I wrote for two very different kinds of blogs at Michigan...
Cecilia Fernandez takes me to Cuba
I’ve always wanted to go to Cuba and I used to envy Barbara Walters her Fidel Castro interview. But now that I’ve read Leaving Little Havana, a memoir by Cecilia M. Fernandez , I’d rather talk to her, a fiery journalist who could show me both her slice of Miami and...
Research is the Sh*t
Some writers find research tedious. Not me. And not author KC Mead-Brewer. She serves up some tasty links, from a modern-witch reference book to the national park service website, for those of us who love to wallow in knowledge.
The kid is alright: An Interview with Land of Enchantas YA fantasy author Corey Labissioniere
It’s Corey LaBissioniere’s birthday – the start of a season of celebration for the young author, who is looking forward to the release of the second in his Enchantas trilogy.
The Ya Ya Sisterhood of the Towanda Traveling Manuscript, or how I got the most awesome book club ever without even knowing it
I would never have summoned the audacity to ask my circle of friends to read my unpublished novel. Some of them – and their friends – went ahead and did it anyway. Towanda!
A garden of spelling challenges
When it comes to roadside produce stands, wise grammar police and vigilant typo hunters take a break, enjoy a chuckle and gratefully savor the flavor of a Michigan harvest.
Design 101: Let the ‘filler’ logo go
'Shush,' I told my inner critic. Enough said in the aftermath of a front page Turkey Explosion-False Visualization combo earlier this week in our hometown newspaper. I vowed to zip it regarding an ongoing irritation that offends my eyes and riles my editor's soul...
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