From a New York Times obit by William Grimes headlined “D.M. Thomas, 88, Dies; His ‘White Hotel’ Was a Surprise Best Seller”: D.M. Thomas, the English novelist whose ingenious interweaving of Freudian themes and the Holocaust made “The White Hotel” a surprise best seller in 1981, died at his home in Truro, a small city…
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Laying the foundation for an academic textbook: Testing for audience
Laying the foundation for an academic textbook: Testing for audience It’s one thing to write a textbook; it is another matter entirely to get a critical mass of people to buy. For someone socialized as an academic, the audience for a textbook is a far less specialized one than one is accustomed to addressing. The…
Self-publishing News: Celebrating Indie Awards Success
In this week’s Self-Publishing News Special, ALLi News Editor Dan Holloway takes a look at the shortlists for this year’s Selfies Awards. ALLi’s News Editor Dan Holloway In this month’s podcast, Howard and I discuss the US Copyright Office’s new guidance on the use of AI-generated materials in creative works, and ALLi’s indie author income…
Writing Exercises Based On Your Zodiac Sign ǀ Writer’s Relief
Whether you’re a new writer or a seasoned, published author, creative writing exercises can help develop and hone your writing skills. At Writer’s Relief, we’ve seen firsthand how using writing exercises can improve a writer’s work and even provide some new inspiration. Now the stars have aligned, and we’re bringing you writing exercises straight from…
How to Protect Yourself and Avoid Plagiarizing
In light of the latest plagiarism scandal, is it possible to plagiarize without realizing it? And can you protect yourself? Yes, and yes! And you owe it to yourself, your readers, your publisher and everyone whose work you’ve read, admired, or been influenced by, to prevent plagiarizing. Be Original This may seem obvious, but one…
Esau McCaulley: How Can We Be a Country That Does This to Our Children?
From a New York Times guest essay by Esau McCaulley headlined “How Can We Be a Country That Does This to Our Children? The formal clothes of children are endearing. Take a suit or a dress and shrink it down to a size appropriate for elementary school kids and the cuteness factor is undeniable. This…
Supreme Court Justices Are Now Under New Ethics Disclosures on Trips and Gifts
From a Washington Post story by Jonathan O’Connell and Ann Marimow headlined “Supreme Court justices under new ethics disclosures on trips, other gifts”: Supreme Court justices and all federal judges must provide a fuller public accounting of free trips, meals and other gifts they accept from corporations or other organizations, according to revised regulations quietly…
Holy Crap, Kevin Hearne And I Are Coming To Northshire Bookstore in Saratoga Springs, 4/28!
Psst. You wanna hang out with me and Kevin Hearne? Welp, we’re coming up to Saratoga Springs on April 28th to give a talk at Northshire Bookstore. (Details here.) We will chat, and then answer questions, and then sign some books, birds, babies, anything you bring that starts with the letter ‘b.’ It’ll be great….
How Two Authors Collaborated on a Biography
Today’s Q&A is by author Isidra Mencos (@isidramencos). The recently published Listen, World!, co-authored by Julia Scheeres and Allison Gilbert, is a page turning biography of Elsie Robinson, the most read woman journalist of the twentieth century, until now unjustly forgotten. Julia Scheeres, New York Times bestselling author of the memoir Jesus Land, wrote the book in her hallmark…
Authors Of Different Genres React To AI And ChatGPT | Writer’s Relief
Many authors are carefully watching the latest developments in AI and ChatGPT and considering the impact it may have on creative writing. But in this article Writer’s Relief found on LitHub.com, it seems the authors’ genre has a lot to do with how they react to the idea of artificial intelligence. For example: While romance…