I won’t lie. I love Guillermo del Toro. His body of work is always such visual candy. So today’s offering comes from BoingBoing, where Richard Kaufman unveils Guillermo del Toro’s deluxe Cabinet of Curiosities! Now I wish I hadn’t spent all my Christmas money. ~ * ~ Guillermo del Toro’s deluxe Cabinet of Curiosities will make … Read more
Today’s we have a special treat for the holidays. The New York Public Library offers a special reading of Charles Dicken’s “A Christmas Carol” by Neil Gaiman, using Dicken’s personal copy and notes. ~ * ~ Even huge Charles Dickens fans may not know that A Christmas Carol is organized in five stanza-like sections called “staves.” They … Read more
Today’s offering is from the FreelancersUnion site, (because not all writers are book writers), which shares this lovely post on why writers make great friends. Written by Brendan Brown, the founder of Global English Editing and The Expert Editor, two online editing and proofreading companies. ~ * ~ Friends are important in so many ways. They help mold us as … Read more
Geek’s Guide to the Galaxy, on the Wired website interviews Margaret Atwood in an article and a podcast. It happened September 21, 2013 but is still provides a fascinating view of the popular author as well as writer hints such as how to come up with your own religion (which is how I found the … Read more
Now that you have decided to create your own author website, the first step is figuring out what your domain name is going to be. Even if you plan on hiring someone to do most of the heavy lifting for you, it is good to understand the process. According to Wikipedia, a domain name is … Read more
It is the beginning of December and for those of us who NaNoWriMo’d that means we have made it to the end! Congratulations to those who met the goal of 50K words or beyond. To any of you who did not quite make it, this is truly one of those times when you get props … Read more
Have you ever googled your own name? You should. It is interesting to see what comes up. If you are an author what shows up when a fan or agent searches for you is pretty important. If you write, you need an author site. Why an author site instead of a book site? With the … Read more