I first heard of Wattpad several months ago through author (and fellow homeschooler!) Michelle Isenhoff, who uses the online reading and writing community with the same skill and energy that she gives to every aspect of her writing career. It sounded like a great idea, but, at the time, I was suffering from social media …
I rarely write book reviews or even rate books on Amazon, in part because unless I can give an unabashed two-thumbs-up recommendation, I don’t enjoy putting into words what I don’t like about a book. It feels too much like gossiping about a friend whose flaws I recognize but nonetheless find endearing. With Susan Kaye …
Here are a few links and takeaways from the two sessions I attended Thursday afternoon at the AWP Conference and Book Fair. A Reading from the Kenyon Review Writers Workshop Instructors The readers’ websites and information: David Baker Nancy Zafris Rebecca McClanahan Carl Phillips Listen to “Annual Conference: 8,000 Writers Expected,” by Rebecca McClanahan The …
A quick post today to thank everyone who has been such a big supporter of Oscar’s Gift: Planting Words with Oscar Micheaux, a work of historical fiction for ages 8 and up. Your emails and generosity have made the e-publishing experience both joyful and informative. My father and step-mother, in particular, have been busy spreading …
When I decided to publish Oscar’s Gift in paperback form as well as an ebook, I was more than a little wary, both of what the final product would look like and of the cost. I admit that, not too long ago, the first image that came to my mind when I thought of a …