Writing
The Power of Persistence: #1 in a New Series by Katie Coleman, Author
Power of Persistence I’d stared stage IV cancer in the face at twenty-nine and had come out on the other side. Yet now, the idea of facing strangers gathering in the lobby downstairs suddenly felt like an insurmountable challenge. As I hid in my room, attempting to summon the courage to go down to mingle…
Read MoreTWO’S COMPANY….THREE’S A MULTICAST
Coming to you live from the 2024 SFWC, it’s a special blog post from Squeaky Cheese Productions! TWO’S COMPANY….THREE’S A MULTICAST by Ralph Scott, Producer/Narrator SQUEAKY CHEESE PRODUCTIONS, LLC, Petaluma, Calif. (15 Feb. 2024) AUDIOBOOKS ARE ON FIRE. A 2023 sales report from HarperCollins that broke this past week (‘Profits Soar at HarperCollins as Audio Sales Boom’) supports…
Read MoreComing Full Circle at the SFWC
Coming Full Circle at the SFWC By Meredith Jaeger In the early aughts, I dreamed of becoming a novelist. At my office job, I imagined what my characters might be doing—their lives were far more exciting than mine. For six months, I took classes through The Writing Salon at night, until finally, I had completed…
Read MoreJudging a Book by Its Cover
Judging a Book by Its Cover By: Bruce Wawrzyniak It would be interesting if there was a study done on consumer behavior as it relates to purchasing habits, as follows. In my opinion, I feel as though if you go to an online retailer (we all know which one I’m talking about) to buy a…
Read MoreWHEN THERE IS NO ARCHITECTURE
Maya Lyn Viet Nam Veterans Memorial WHEN THERE IS NO ARCHITECTURE When Veteran’s Day came last weekend here in the US war wasn’t hard to imagine. The daily news of Russia/Ukraine and Israel/Hamas. What can we do? Maya Lin was a college student at Yale when her design was chosen. The monument was dedicated…
Read MoreEven Writing is a Results-Oriented Business
Even Writing is a Results-Oriented Business By Bruce Wawrzyniak Podcasters want followers, YouTubers want views, both want followers (a.k.a. subscribers), indie music artists want downloads, and you as a writer want to see people consuming your creations too. You publish something, you celebrate, you exhale, and now it’s time to activate the next phase so…
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