PEN America at 100: A Reading List — bluesyemre

This year is PEN America’s 100th anniversary, and to celebrate, we have a new reading list highlighting members of the organization who have produced some of the most influential works of the past century. What began in the aftermath of World War I as an American literary club with the intent of providing intellectual community […]

PEN America at 100: A Reading List — bluesyemre

5 Marketing Mistakes That Can Undermine Your Success as a Writer — Patricia Simpson | Author

Undefined Target Audience One of the most common mistakes writers make in marketing is not having a clear understanding of their target audience. Knowing who your ideal reader is can help you make informed decisions about where to advertise, what types of content to create, and how to engage with your audience. Lack of ConsistencyAnother […]

5 Marketing Mistakes That Can Undermine Your Success as a Writer — Patricia Simpson | Author

I just had a conversation this morning about marketing, and I thought I would die. However, the importance of marketing has never been more important. Marketing isn’t the sexy part of writing. I wish I could sit around all day and create fantastic worlds in my head and share them. I wish that was all it took, but as Patricia points out, we must embrace technology. Thank you for sharing this with us, Patricia.

Finding Your Writing Voice — A Writer’s Path

I’ve always been secretly embarrassed by what I write, but not in the way that most genre authors are. I never had a high school English teacher or undergrad professor dress me down for writing fantasy instead of literary fiction. I’ve never left a critique at my grad school feeling like I was metaphorically bleeding. And yet, I […]

Finding Your Writing Voice — A Writer’s Path

Using Double Meanings To Foreshadow Plot Twists In Comics and Stories — A Writer’s Path

Well, although this is a quick article about foreshadowing plot twists in comics, stories etc… I’ll have to start by using a TV show as an example. As such, this article may contain some mild SPOILERS for the first season of “Game Of Thrones”. Likewise, I’ll also be describing a slightly disturbing scene from the show (albeit one that […]

Using Double Meanings To Foreshadow Plot Twists In Comics and Stories — A Writer’s Path