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This workshop is designed to help writers learn the ins and outs of the publishing industry.

Film/Community/Book Talk UNDERGROUND RESISTANCE NIGHT Underground Resistance Night brings together independent filmmaker CJ Crim and author Chris Pickett for an evening celebrating the people pow...

Today’s guest post is from Caroline Wolf Mansour, author of the new novel The Sun in Winter. I worked with Caroline on an early draft of her manuscript. As she describes in the post, hiring an edit…

Today’s guest post is from Caroline Wolf Mansour, author of the new novel The Sun in Winter. I worked with Caroline on an early draft of her manuscript. As she describes in the post, hiring an editor doesn’t always ensure your manuscript will be ready for publication when the editing is complete. Sometimes you still have a long way to go.

Originally published November 6, 2012 All through high school and college English classes, I heard the P word at least once a semester. It was scandalous, a sin in fact. The one commandment of writ…

Today’s post is by Shannon Bohrer, a veteran of the Maryland State Police and author of the new book Judicial Soup: One Man’s Wrongful Conviction and What It Means for Criminal Justice …

Two opportunities arose this summer that I was excited to take advantage of: The People’s Book Local Author Bazaar and the Kensington Farmer’s Market. Debra Lee Won’t Break is con…

White House promoted its own ‘Trump TV’ feed online after ABC, CBS, Fox News and NBC decline to participate

Two opportunities arose this summer that I was excited to take advantage of: The People’s Book Local Author Bazaar and the Kensington Farmer’s Market. Debra Lee Won’t Break is con…

I will be leading a one-day class through the Writer’s Center TOMORROW NIGHT, Thursday, September 17. The class is two hours, from 7 to 9 p.m. ET., held on Zoom. Why do I lead my classes on Z…

I will be leading a one-day class through the Writer’s Center TOMORROW NIGHT, Thursday, September 17. The class is two hours, from 7 to 9 p.m. ET., held on Zoom. Why do I lead my classes on Z…

I will be leading a one-day class through the Writer's Center TOMORROW NIGHT, Thursday, September 17. The class is two hours, from 7 to 9 p.m. ET., held on Zoom. Why do I lead my classes on Zoom? So you have no more excuses for not showing up! You can join from the comfort of your home. You do not need to drive anywhere.

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I’m pleased to announce my interview with Julie Noonan of Roaming with Restless Women is now live! We covered a lot of ground in half an hour. From Bike MS to what it means to be restless, it…

The inquiry has sought to link disparate criminal inquiries into the president as a multiyear scheme to damage his political prospects.

I so enjoyed sitting down with Karen Bonnett-Natraj for an interview on her podcast Running Strong: Mind-Body Connection. I was immediately at ease speaking with Karen, because she comes to the int…

There's a reason morally gray main characters keep dominating the bestseller lists for dark romance, fantasy, and thrillers. Readers aren't just tolerating them; they're actively seeking them out, som...

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For your book to succeed, you must know which books you are competing against. In this interactive workshop, we will look at resources for locating comparable and competing titles, analyze comparable and competing titles, and look at how to use that information to inform your writing as well as in your proposal or query letter.

Maureen C. Berry, author of the cookbook Salmon from Market to Plate, is the feature of this month’s Publishing Stories installment. In this post she tells her experience with a traditional publish…

For your book to succeed, you must know which books you are competing against. In this interactive workshop, we will look at resources for locating comparable and competing titles, analyze comparable ...

In the freelance-editing field, the topic persistently arises of whether to share client lists with other editors. New editors looking for a way into the industry hope that some nice, established e…

Download or stream Debra Lee Won't Break: A Novel by Katherine Pickett. Get 50% off this audiobook at the AudiobooksNow online audio book store and download or stream it right to your computer, smartp...