What can you learn by walking through a bookstore? Whether you’re a novice or a seasoned writer, an author needs to constantly update his knowledge of the book industry.
I have met authors who had no idea that audio books existed or who didn’t know the best format for their books. The knowledge gleaned from strolling [...]
You don’t start out writing good stuff. You start out writing crap and thinking it’s good stuff, and then gradually you get better at it. That’s why I say one of the most valuable traits is persistence.
- Octavia Butler (June 22, 1947 – February 24, 2006)
Writers Conferences & Centers is conducting its annual competition to provide scholarships for writers who wish to attend a writers’conference, center, retreat, or residency. The scholarships will be applied to fees to attend any of the over 100 members of WC&C, an association of outstanding conferences, centers, retreats, and festivals for writers.
Deadline: March 30, 2010.
Prizes: [...]
America’s premier amateur philosophy contest, The Great American
Think-Off, releases its 2010 essay and debate question: “Do the
wealthy have an obligation to help the poor?” In writing essays
on this question, potential debaters may address individuals,
groups, or nations as the essayist determines. The Great Debate
will be held in New York Mills, Minnesota on Saturday, June 12,
2010 before [...]