Twelve more days until National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo)!! If you are unfamiliar with the program, you can check out their site, but the basic idea is to just let the words flow to the count of 10,000 in the month of November. You get to hang out with a bunch of cool people, work … Read more
Smithsonian Magazine has a piece on how author Andy Weir used the “ask the audience” option to perfect his book, The Martian. Now turned into a blockbuster movie with Matt Damon. “So how did a software engineer’s thought experiment, originally posted for free online, explode into a literary and cinematic blockbuster? One possible answer may … Read more
The Book Reviewer Yellow Pages, Fourth Edition This is a wonderful resource for any author or publisher that wants to get their book reviewed. There are hundreds of detailed listings, explaining each book reviewer’s preferred submission guidelines, contact information, turnaround time, and genre preferences. The book also includes a section in the back with author’s … Read more