Getting Acquainted with the Real World of Indie Publishing
By: Ebonye Gussine Wilkins Indie publishing is a tough world to navigate. There are so many important issues that need to be …
Calling the Idle Man to Action
By: Aryanne Ferguson Welcome to the New Year, Reader! Any resolutions? Resolutions were never much of a tradition in my family. Every …
If You’re Going to Write, Just Write What You Want to Write!
By: Ebonye Gussine Wilkins I’ve met a handful of people who have wanted to write books. When they find out that I’m …
My Developmental Editor Hates One of My Characters
By: Ebonye Gussine Wilkins I have a really good relationship with my developmental editor. She’s got a ton of reading under her …
Inspiration from Sitcoms: Clothing Matters – Lesson IV of V
By: Ebonye Gussine Wilkins Part I, Part II, Part III of the Inspiration from Sitcoms series. Fashion matters. Okay, maybe not to …
Wait…What ? – (Bad) Sex in Fiction
By: Aryanne Ferguson While reading this article, I discovered that there’s actually an award given by the Literary Review for Bad Sex in …
You Never Know Quite What To Expect On A Book Tour
By: Ebonye Gussine Wilkins If you’re an author on a book tour, it can be exhausting. With book tours, you never quite …
The Influence(?) of the American Novel
By: Aryanne Ferguson I recently finished reading Orhan Pamuk’s 2004 novel, Snow. If you’ve never read anything from a Turkish author, I …
A Novel Reading Challenge, Part 2
By: Aryanne Ferguson In a previous post, I confessed my fear of reading Faulkner, then announced that I was going to read As …
What I Learned from Reading: Veronica
By: Aryanne Ferguson Last week I finished reading Veronica by Mary Gaitskill. She’s published 5 books so far—3 short story collections and …