Articles related to: authors
1: How writing helps overcome karmic challenges
Shortly after my first book was published about a year ago, I started mentoring other authors.After getting over the initial shock of the numbers of people who emerged from apparently nowhere to work ..
2: An Interview With John Manhold About His New Book El Tigre
El Tigre is John Manhold's first immersion into the world of novels, but it his not his first book, he has something like 6 textbooks and a lexicon in four languages under his belt. I really enjoyed E..
3: Opportuning
Years ago we were running laps at the end of practice. As we started our fifth lap, Coach walked out to center court dribbling the mystical orb, as he always did. He watched for the leaders to approac..
4: An Interview With Dan Ronco About Unholy Domain
I really enjoyed Dan Ronco's latest book, Unholy Domain, it is set in the near future, and paints a bleak picture of what might happen in the aftermath of a computer virus that spreads through the Int..
5: Micro-Blogging on Twitter
There's a hot new trend going on right now and it's called micro-blogging. So what's a micro-blog? And moreover, what's Twitter? Twitter is a micro-blogger platform that allows users to create entries..
6: How What I Know About Airedales Has Made a Difference
I'm not going to say I'm an expert on Airedale Terriers. I'm not a breeder. I'm not a trainer. And I'm not a dog show judge. But Airedales have been a part of my family since I was child, so what I kn..
7: The People Versus
Tough as a tire iron and proud as a parson in paradise, Jeff Sanders, Private Investigator, was good at his job, always cool and always composed, never rancorous or rattled on the witness stand. Fit a..
8: More About Inserting Explanatory Text in Writing Novels
In a recent article, I stated: "I found that three or four pages of explanatory text usually are quite well received." I also stated: "It may not be totally acceptable to a few readers, but overall, m..
9: Selecting A Genre In Which To Write
A short time ago, I suggested to other retired workaholics the idea of attempting to write a novel. Granted, the idea was not an original one, but rather suggested to me by my wife because I was a lit..
10: Researching The Historical Novel, Part II
I have mentioned previously that the Romance genre is almost a sure bet, and that mystery stories are a pretty close second. I also included adventure in the popular list, but particularly dwell on th..
11: Q&A With Dan Ronco
Daphne Hayden, DNS News Anchor, interviews Dan Ronco in 2012 regarding Unholy Domain, his visionary novel. Ms. Hayden appears as herself in both PeaceMaker and Unholy Domain.DAPHNE HAYDEN: I've found ..
12: How To Maximize Book Expo America
Each year we get a lot of questions about Book Expo (BEA). Authors and publishers are wondering if they should go, how they will benefit from it and most importantly, how best to maximize BEA. This ye..
13: Researching The Historical Novel, Part I
As I have intimated in previous offerings, the research that goes into writing a historical novel can be almost minimal, or can entail weeks and months of endeavor. If one wishes to write about someth..
14: Writing The Historical Novel
For many years, I had written nothing but textbooks and scientific research papers. It was my job and one that I thoroughly enjoyed. Several years ago, I retired, but remained quite active and in dema..
15: Getting Ready To Make An Appearance At An Elementary Or Middle School
Last time we talked about the kinds of things to consider when you've been invited to speak with kids at an elementary or middle school.Let's move forward and look at some key points you'll want to ke..
16: How That Novel Idea Becomes A Novel
One day you wake up and announce to the world that you would like to write a novel. Pardon the pun, but that is a novel idea. At some point in time that is what everyone dreams about. Let's face it; w..
17: Al Bundy's Course For Protecting Your PC: Part 1 - Common Sense
Bundy checked his watch and cursed as he hurried through the front door of the high school. It was the first session of his computer course, and he was late. He rushed down the hallway carrying his la..
18: Practices Deleterious To Both Reader And Author
In the April issue of Roundup Magazine, W. C. Jameson, the author of several books and a just published novel, discussed at some length "The Honesty of Blurbs." He cited numerous examples of how these..
19: Writing A Book Is The Easy Part
All of your life imaginary ideas have been floating around in your mind and one day you decide to unleash that creativity and write a book. What a wonderful thought. You go to the keyboard and put the..
20: The Writer's Toolkit, Part One
It used to be that a pen or pencil, a pad of paper, and a typewriter were all the tools a writer needed.But this is the 21st-century and all writers - whether or you write fiction, nonfiction or adver..
21: An Interview With Author Paul Miller About A Place To Belong
I recently had the opportunity to read Paul Miller’s debut book A Place to Belong. In it he details his life between the ages of 8 and 14, so what? I hear you say. Well the simple answer is that Pau..
22: Writing The Book Is The Easy Part
All of your life imaginary ideas have been floating around in your mind and one day you decide to unleash that creativity and write a book. What a wonderful thought. You go to the keyboard and put the..
23: Kobe Earthquake - Interview With A Survivor
The earthquake that struck Kobe (ko-bay), Japan, in 1995 registered 7.2 on the Richter scale and lasted twenty seconds. Fires and collapsed buildings and bridges throughout the city killed 5000 people..
24: Book Review: A Place To Belong By Paul Miller
There are good books, and there are bad books, sometimes you even stumble upon a great book. In my world there is one more level, and you find it very rarely, it transcends the 'great' designation, A ..
25: An Interview With Paul Mark Tag, Meteorologist Turned Author, About Prophecy
I recently had the pleasure of reading Paul Mark Tag's second novel Prophecy, and it is a riveting page turner. The concept behind the plot is just wild enough to give you pause for thought. When I re..
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