Quick–how many people do you know that are writing a book? I’ve lost count. Back when I started serious revisions to my own manuscript, I found it very helpful to join a critique group. Writers helping other writers–that’s what this page today is all about. It’s an excerpt (a very short excerpt) of the full […]
Monthly Archives: December 2014
Today, since our staff is doing last minute shopping, wrapping presents, and enjoying family time, I’m taking you on a brief tour of one of our other pages. (Look in the upper right hand corner to find the complete list of other pages, most updated each month.) Our goal is to be your go-to place […]
Quiet is a dichotomous and fascinating book that was written by Susan Cain in 2012. It includes extensive scientific research and years of studies about human nature on the topic of introversion, as well as the emotional and personal effects of introverted people trying to cope in an extroverted world. There are multiple messages for […]
Someone’s coming from the other world, Hiss of night rain. Someone’s going there now. The two are sure to meet. —Ko Un (from Poetry: The Translation Issue, November 2014) Ko Un’s poem perfectly illustrates to me how translated works help us cross the divide between cultures to get to where “The two are sure to […]
Looking for a publisher for that book you just finished writing? Deeds Publishing is right here in metro Atlanta. Bob Babcock, founder and CEO, started publishing books as a hobby, primarily for people he knew, as well as his own. The business really began to flourish the past couple of years, however, and last week […]
Elisa DeCarlo tackles a hot-button issue in her latest novel: abortion. The Abortionist’s Daughter, a recently self-published novel, deals with the issue of desperate women wanting to end an unwanted pregnancy, but also with a woman establishing her independence and seeking a career in 1916 and with coming to terms with her father, a convicted […]
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