Quick Hacks for the Top Misused Words

I know I am guilty of some of these. Please be aware that this is not the deep cuts of grammar rules and there are always exceptions. English is such a messy language! However, these tips will help you the majority of time. Adverse vs Averse Adverse means the results are not good, while averse … Read more

Eight Myths New Writers Need To Stop Believing In

As General Manager for Windwalker Media and an independent author service provider, I keep seeing the same mistakes that derail new authors. Here are a few of the biggest ones that I have encountered, out of a lot of love and a little tongue in cheek. If I write it they will come/but my mommy … Read more

Google may be copying your book without your permission. Here’s why that is a good thing.

Today’s post comes from my other site Publetariat.com, a place for authors. ~ * ~ Similar to web searches, Google is trying to create an online searchable library through Google Books and the Google Library Project. Approximately 30 million books have been scanned. The only larger collection is the Library of Congress, which has 37 … Read more

Writing as a spectator sport

Joshua Cohen wrote a novel with the Internet reading over his shoulder “Viewers at PCKWCK.com could comment, “heart” text as on Periscope, answer survey questions, and watch a tiny livestream camera of Joshua Cohen as he wrote and edited his story, a cigarette usually dangling out of his mouth—Hunter S. Thompson living in a Brooklyn … Read more