Summer Food I know summer is here when the strawberries bloom! As a kid, we used to visit the farm where my mom grew up and go strawberry picking. We came home with quarts and quarts of strawberries that turned into delicious strawberry freezer jam and strawberry topping and strawberry shortcake. Once I had a […]
Pre-launch by James M Jackson Technically, everything that occurs before a novel is published could be included in the broad definition of pre-launch. The demarcation line for me is the point my efforts switch from making the manuscript the best book possible to letting people know the book exists. I take off the writer hat […]
Does Formatting Matter? by James M Jackson I speculated to a friend that with more people reading on electronic readers, tablets, and phones that many people are no longer bothered by wonky formatting issues. Would that tolerance gradually spread to printed material as well? Nancy J. Cohen talked about recently revising and reissuing her backlist […]
Five Authors Share About Spring by Maggie Toussaint, Nancy J Cohen, James M Jackson, Terry Odell, and Tina Whittle With Spring comes nice weather, and the temptation to get outside and enjoy the sunshine. Of course, for writers, writing is their job, just like any other job, but it’s easy to want to set aside […]
Bucket Lists By James M. Jackson You know them, right? Bucket Lists: a compilation of the things you would like to do before you kick the bucket. Since I am at the stage in life where I am closer to kicking the bucket than not, I’ve had many years to chip away at my list. […]
