Skip BEA, attend Festival of the Book

Over at The Huffington Post publicist/acquiring editor Lissa Warren explains why aspiring authors should skip Book Expo America and head for the hills instead: What I’m trying to say is this: when it comes to getting published, there’s a process in place and people who want to write books should respect it. But that means [...]

Improv your life

Can a book on improvisational acting change your life? It worked for this guy.

Digging to America by Anne Tyler

Digging to America begins with a pre-9/11 tradition: the welcome home party at the airport terminal gate. The extended Donaldson family and, on a much smaller scale, the Yazdan family, have gathered at the gate to welcome the newest members of their families, two infant daughters adopted from Korea. Through the irresistable efforts of Bitsy [...]

Authors, please don’t do this

Please don’t advertise your website before it’s available. Make sure you have it up and running and full of good stuff before you let the URL out of the bag. We don’t have time to check back later. Good author websites: http://www.katharineweber.com/ http://www.victoriazackheim.com/ http://www.roxanarobinson.com/ http://www.gaylebrandeis.com/ http://www.immortalgame.com/

Shenandoah Valley author Emilie Richards

Is there something in the water of the Shenandoah? I just ran across yet another Valley author’s website: emilierichards.com. Richards has written more than 50 books. Here’s a review of her latest (scroll down to “Touching Stars.”)

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