Paula Hello, with the holidays here I thought I would share Wired.com’s list. A lot of these can actually be found for cheap or even free. So make a night of it, grab some homemade popcorn or even dinner and spend some quality time together! Warning, it is a slideshow. ~ * ~ In case you … 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
Huckleberry Finn is one of those books that keeps on landing on the banned book lists. At first it was protested because of the friendship between a white boy and a black boy. It was too progressive. Now it gets banned for the opposite reason. It is too old fashioned and uses terms that were … 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
Marissa Fessenden with the Smithsonian Magazine website, on October 27, 2015 combines two of my favorite things, maps and literature, in this article. I know what I am asking Santa for! ~ * ~ These Brilliant Literary Maps Will Help You Understand Your Favorite Book A lavishly illustrated atlas for Huckleberry Finn and other classics … Read more
The Last Unicorn is now available as an eBook! If you have not read this wonderful book yet, you really should. If you have, there is a deluxe version with bonus features. It is apparently an Amazon exclusive. From the site: This deluxe edition presents THE LAST UNICORN in its definitive author-approved 2007 text, along … 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