Columnists
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May 12, 2023
Book Therapy: Mother’s Day Edition
By Stacey May FowlesBeyond the saccharine sentiments, store-bought flowers, and (adorable but messy) kid-crafted breakfasts in bed, Mother’s Day can be an extremely fraught if not painful holiday for many. I know I spent ...
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May 10, 2023
More Funny Books, Please!
By Vikki VanSickleOne of the most stressful questions I’ve been asked by kids is, “are your books funny?” This is a test disguised as a question. If I get it wrong, they won’t read my books. But what is an appropriate ...
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April 26, 2023
Book Therapy: The Remembering Stone
By Stacey May Fowles“But Alice didn’t want the perfect stone to sink to the bottom like all the others, so she put it in her pocket.”-Carey Sookocheff, The Remembering StoneFor my family, last year was defined by loss. ...
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April 15, 2023
Seven Tips For Making a Great Audiobook
By Claire Ross DunnMy first novel, At Last Count (Invisible Publishing, 2022) was recently turned into an audiobook. This is what you hope for as a writer, because it offers a great second way to reach readers—third, ...
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April 11, 2023
Shakespearean Transformations: All’s Well by Mona Awad
By Shazia Hafiz RamjiMona Awad’s 2021 novel, All’s Well, follows a drama professor suffering from chronic pain. She’s staging one of Shakespeare’s plays, All’s Well That Ends Well, which is about an orphan named ...
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April 07, 2023
I Just Got Published - So, Why Don't I Feel Great?
By Samantha GarnerWhen I was 18, I resolved to be a published writer one day. It was something I’d dreamed of even before then. As a younger teenager I wrote simple books inspired in varying degrees by The Outsiders. ...
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March 28, 2023
Painting a Story: Danila Botha on Writing and Painting
By Danila BothaSince I was a kid, I’ve always painted. I’ve painted through every age of my life, through every possible emotion. I’ve painted when I was ecstatic and needed to share the feeling, I’ve painted ...
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March 21, 2023
You didn’t get a grant…now what?
By Lindsay Zier-VogelIt’s grant notice season, and while some writers will be happy dancing all over their kitchens (if you are one of them, this column is for you!), some of us, well, won’t be dancing in the kitchen. ...
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March 16, 2023
I got a grant…now what?
By Lindsay Zier-VogelIt’s grant notification season which can mean one of two things: You didn’t get it (which, to be honest, is the norm!) or…you did!If you didn’t receive funding, be sure to come back tomorrow for ...
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March 14, 2023
6 Social Media Tips for Authors
By Vikki VanSickleI get it. You’ve written, rewritten, and edited your book, and now you have to go out and promote it? Isn’t that someone else’s job? Marketing and publicity teams have all sorts of connections and ...