SamanthaStupid Writing Rules: 12 Dumb Things New Writers Tell Each Otherannerallen.com - Anne R. AllenStupid Writing Rules: 12 dumb things new writers tell each other. Ignore this bad advice from misinformed people in critique groups.
Samantha6 Foreign Expressions You Should Know - DAILY WRITING TIPSdailywritingtips.com - Daniel ScoccoWhether you like it or not, foreign expressions represent an integral part of the English language (and of many other languages, too). Knowing the …
SamanthaWhy (and How) to Launch Your Author Blog Before Your Bookallindiewriters.com - Jennifer MatternMaybe you're writing your first book. Perhaps it's off with your editor. In either case, you still have a ways to go before your book is in the hands …
SamanthaDear Self-Published Author: Do NOT Write Four Books a Yearhuffingtonpost.com - Lorraine Devon WilkeNo matter what experts tell you, no matter what trends, conventional wisdom, social media chatter or your friends in the Facebook writers group …
SamanthaWhy J.K. Rowling Needs to Let Harry Potter GoTIME - Tyler Vendetti / xoJaneLast February, mystery author Lynn Shepherd committed an unforgivable offense: she advised J.K. Rowling to stop writing. Her piece, titled “If J.K. Rowling Cares About Writing, She Should Stop Doing It,” chastised the children’s author for occupying the media’s attention with her post-Potter …
SamanthaFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoShould a Woman Use a Masculine Pen Name?huffingtonpost.com - Stephanie StoreyI planned to publish my debut novel, Oil and Marble (due out March 1, 2016), under the pen name S.G. Storey. When asked, I said it was to honor my …