An informal survey on writers’ creative processes

Posted on 02/28/2021 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Author Julianna Baggott doesn’t just love writing — she loves thinking about writing and the people who do it, especially...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Writer Unboxed

Bookish birthdays for the week of February 28, 2021

Posted on 02/28/2021 at 08:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

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Here are the literary birthdays to celebrate over the week of February 28, 2021. Ralph Ellison (March 1, 1914): Ellison’s...

Tagged As: History, Just for fun

On the bicentenary of John Keats’s death

Posted on 02/27/2021 at 04:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Tuesday marked the 200th anniversary of the death of poet John Keats. Although the COVID-19 pandemic certainly changed how the...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: History, Memorabilia, Poetry, The Guardian

Quick tips on writing mysteries and thrillers

Posted on 02/27/2021 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

We’ve mentioned before that we like to sprinkle in easy-to-digest writing advice amongst the deeper dives. Here’s an instance of...

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Tagged As: Mystery, Thriller, Writer's Digest, Writing advice

Fussy’s favorites: Week of February 22, 2021

Posted on 02/27/2021 at 08:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

It’s easy to miss the occasional post or two online, so we’ve rounded up some of the highlights from our...

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Tagged As: Just for fun

An author's guide to rocking a podcast guest appearance

Posted on 02/26/2021 at 03:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Given how many people love podcasts (guilty as charged!), you probably don’t need convincing to believe that they’re a great...

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Tagged As: Joanna Penn, Marketing, Podcast

Read excerpts of “The Smash-Up” and “Singled Out”

Posted on 02/26/2021 at 02:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Whether you seek fiction, nonfiction, or a mix of both, the recent book excerpts from the New York Times should...

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Tagged As: Excerpt, Nonfiction, The New York Times

Save the date for the TV premiere of "The Underground Railroad"

Posted on 02/26/2021 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

There is finally a premiere date for the limited-series adaptation of Colson Whitehead’s The Underground Railroad. Literary Hub reports that...

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Tagged As: Historical fiction, Literary Hub, TV adaptation

Happy ending or sad one? Try a mix of both!

Posted on 02/26/2021 at 11:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Have you ever been torn between delivering a happy ending to please readers and delivering a more realistic but sad...

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Tagged As: Writing advice

Olga Tokarczuk’s "magnum opus" has been translated into English

Posted on 02/26/2021 at 10:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

After seven years in translation, Polish novelist Olga Tokarczuk’s greatest work will appear in English. The Books of Jacob, described...

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Tagged As: Historical fiction, Literature in translation, The Guardian