Category: craft tips
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More thoughts on Writing Craft
My classes at Northampton Community College have proven to be a lot of fun— and working with the students there have revived some lost thoughts of resources I had forgotten. Among them is the annual Guide to Manuscript Publishers compiled by Emily Harstone and published by Authors Publish. These books, in addition to having a…
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Inspiration & Interviews
If you ever wanted to hear my philosophy and history from my own mouth, Donna Penna interviewed me for her YouTube podcast, The Sound. You’ll also have a chance to see my messy desk. We talk about publishing, business, dreams and community. Speaking of interviews, Dianna Sinovic was featured as part of the International Thriller Writers Association Debut Authors…
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Greco in Hippocampus
Ralph Greco Jr. had an article appear in Hippocampus Magazine’s craft section last week: Thinking, Writing, Selling Your Naughty Thoughts. In it, he summarizes advice from his 2023 memoir and writing craft book Writing Dirty Words.
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Writing Workshops
I will be hosting one final writing workshop of the 2024 year: Writers Mix-Up Mash Up at Easton Area Public Library (Main Branch, downtown Easton) on Monday, December 16 at 6 p.m. Register here. This evening workshop is aimed at building writing community and offering space for writers to work together or independently to reach…
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The synchronicity of an appearance in Hippocampus Magazine
As a publisher– and as a personal level as an author– my experiences meeting people often interact and grown in that “six degrees of separation” way. I save a lot of old email. I have a few business card books (which are old-fashioned, I know, but super cute!). I agree…
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Phillipsburg Comic Con
Last weekend, I had the pleasure of attending the Phillipsburg Comic Con with my children’s book illustrator Joseph Swarctz promoting the Echo City Capers books. Joe trained at the Joe Kubert School in Dover, N.J., which if you are a fan of the comic book scene, you probably recognize as the place where comic book illustrators are born. To me,…
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The Mad Lib reality of time (and other tidbits)
I am due to write my next weekly newsletter on Substack and like many creatives, I have a variety of commitments in the air that I think I have control of but then I realize that a [insert whatever amount of time here] has passed and [something] is not on…
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A cautionary tale: My debacle with Ingram
First, let me say that I am mostly happy with the product, customer service and distribution of IngramSpark. But it’s now December 11 and I’ve been waiting since November 16 for ten copies of Sometimes I Get… For some reason, this hardcover seems to get lost in the system every…
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Engaging in Craft without Leaving Home
This one is for the writers, the authors, the wordsmiths. Now that winter is upon us, (first real cold snap here in the Northeast and while I used to walk my daughter to school every day, I can’t take the cold now. Gone are the days of walking in -10…
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