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Publishers change tune on journalist's novel about a pandemic

Posted on 04/08/2020 at 04:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

No one, including this author, would have wished a worldwide epidemic on the world for any reason. But Peter May,...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: coronavirus / COVID-19, Thriller

Louise Harnby: When to ditch "before" and "after"

Posted on 04/08/2020 at 03:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Editor Louise Harnby is full of small tips that can make a huge positive effect on your writing. We loved...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Editing, Louise Harnby, Writing advice

Read an excerpt from "Afterlife"

Posted on 04/08/2020 at 02:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Julia Alvarez’s first novel in fifteen years, Afterlife, was released yesterday. The novel tells the story of Antonia, who retires...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Excerpt, Literary Hub

You’re cordially invited to online readings

Posted on 04/08/2020 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Let’s hear it one more time for the wonderful artists who are regrouping and rallying to bring us in-home entertainment...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Charity, coronavirus / COVID-19, Poetry, The New York Times

How authors can overcome 7 common roadblocks to marketing

Posted on 04/08/2020 at 11:04 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Marketing can feel overwhelming to authors in the best of times, and the additional stressors brought on by the coronavirus...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Joanna Penn, Marketing

Prison where Oscar Wilde did time won't become an arts center

Posted on 04/08/2020 at 10:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Plans to convert the prison where Oscar Wilde served time into an arts center have been scrapped. The Ministry of...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Classic literature, Literary tourism, The Guardian

It's official: Agatha Christie is the top novelist of all time

Posted on 04/08/2020 at 08:05 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

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We admit it: We dropped the ball on celebrating an Agatha Christie milestone earlier this year. February marked one hundred...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: History, Literary Hub, Mystery, Women in literature

How to outline your novel, even if you're a pantser

Posted on 04/07/2020 at 03:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Author and editor Christina Kaye wants to dispel a myth about plotting. It doesn’t have to entail listing every single...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Joanna Penn, Writing advice

Why a cookbook and a crisis novel are the perfect books for this moment

Posted on 04/07/2020 at 02:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

It’s the best of times and the worst of times for some authors, in terms of the topics and themes...

Categories: Author Interview

Tagged As: Author interview, coronavirus / COVID-19, Nonfiction, NPR, Women in literature

Step two in developing a writing practice

Posted on 04/07/2020 at 11:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Susan DeFreitas, an award-winning author, editor, and book coach, has shared the second installment of a seven-part series on developing...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Jane Friedman, Motivational