The Spinster, the Rebel, and the Governor by award winning author, Charlene Bell Dietz and published by Quill Mark Press is available at Independent Bookstores and on Amazon.com and Barnes &Noble. Com. A […]

An editor requests an essay. First of all, to me, essays were a dreaded school

assignment. Admittedly, being forced to write an essay in grammar school was the

beginning of my writing career. And meeting […]

In recent years, a new form of book publishing has emerged on the market: the hybrid publishing model. Faster and more responsive than traditional publishers and with more guidance and selectivity than […]

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Many publishers will do some of the book marketing, but to truly succeed today’s authors must take the marketing piece into their own hands. Using video marketing allows authors to reach a l […]

An award-winning author of seven novels, Claudia Riess graduated from Vassar and resides in Manhattan and Westhampton Beach. Her most recent novel is the fourth book in her art history mystery series. “To K […]

Pandemics have always been part of the apocalyptic pantheon of fiction. (ie. The Stand). But this recent one, ever-rolling, exposing the best and worst of Humanity, has uncanny timing along with climate change, […]

For all the content we consume, the myriad of details and experiences that make up a day, do we really pay attention? Are we always missing this moment because we are either in the one we just left or planning the […]

We wanted to get to know MJ Courchesne (NAIWE’s Copyright & Permissions Expert) better, so last month we sat down with her. Here are some thoughts she shared with us.

Is shared copyright new to authors?

No. […]

We wanted to get to know Suzanne Lynn Cheesman (NAIWE’s Media Interviews Expert) better, so last month we sat down with her. Here are some thoughts she shared with us.

When the writing of a book is complete, […]

Reuben W. “Buzz” Kaplan was born in 1924 in Owatonna, Minnesota. His travels began when he joined the US Army and was sent to Germany in 1943 to fight in World War II. Upon returning home, he earn […]

August: National Wellness Month. This month focuses on self-care, managing stress, and promoting healthy routines.

August 1-7: Simplify Your Life Week. This week was dedicated to be an encouragement to refocus […]

Let’s take this question from the 30,000-foot view for now and ask the bigger question, how does anyone sell more of anything? It comes from a conversation expressing a need and finding a solution. Whether your n […]

Can a “thriller” heal? Only if there is love.

In the New Yorker there was a piece about: do thrillers overuse trauma too often, too easily? The thesis is that it was not only exploitative but only reinforced […]