Following this, you will be invited to take part in a creative writing workshop and begin writing your own short story through a series of writing prompts
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Excerpt at vulture.com. (Vulture, Publishers Weekly, Amistad). Events: Keshawn Spence signs “Bound by My Choices,” an account of how he became a Navy senior chief with two college degrees despite what he calls “failed parenting.” One to 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Book Exchange, Wards Corner, Norfolk,
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Mary Higgins Clark is known as the “queen of suspense.” At 90, she's written 37 best-selling suspense novels and sold over 100 million copies of her books in the U.S. alone. Her latest work, “I've Got My Eyes on You,” was released at the end of April and is already on The New York Times Bestsellers list
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“I think the biggest change that happened while I was writing the book,” said Lundin, “was that in the course of working on Riverdale, TV writing
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Mr. Díaz's publisher, Riverhead Books, did not immediately respond to a request for comment. M.I.T., where Mr. Díaz teaches writing, did not respond to a question about whether authorities at the school were aware of the accusations. Ms. Clemmons, in a statement to The Times, said: “Junot Díaz has
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We are currently seeking an Editor OR Senior Editor to solicit, recommend, acquire and develop authors across a variety of genres, including but not limited to mainstream literary fiction, book club fiction, psychological/domestic thriller, historical fiction, and narrative nonfiction, for the newly launched
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What better way to recognize Cinco de Mayo than with five priceless publishing tips? Outskirts Press, the No. 1-rated self-publishing company according to Top Consumer Reviews, offers would-be independent authors five ways to get well on the way to self-publishing by Independence Day.
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Niche publishers dominate. As brand campaigns for condition-specific drugs become more prevalent, the types of media inventory being purchased are also changing. Pharma and medical brands are moving away from mass market websites such as The New York Times and WebMD. These sites are
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“In 2012, I read a review published by Tablet of Jamie Attenberg's The Middlesteins. I got interested in her, and I ended up publishing three of her books in Italian,” he said in an interview. Later this month, he's releasing the translation of her latest novel, All Grown Up. (Full disclosure: He happens to have
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…maybe we can move on to all those straight women out there writing gay slash fiction and self-publishing pornographic gay novels. I'm sure they appreciate gay men and all the gay sex we're having all the gay time. But most of the examples I've read of this particular genre get the gay sex—and the gay
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UC Berkeley's creative writing faculty, Lunch Poems volunteers, and representatives from various student publications nominated students to read at the event. Several of the readers hailed from a poetry workshop taught by English Professor Geoffrey O'Brien, who is also the director of the Lunch Poems
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Ryan Holiday isn't shy about sharing advice, or, as he describes it, “positive moral instruction.” Through best sellers like The Obstacle Is the Way and Ego Is the Enemy, the author and strategist has built a following from mining history and philosophy for overlooked but time-tested strategies for
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“No one writes about close friendships and unconventional domestic arrangements between gay men and straight women with as much charm and flair as Stephen McCauley,” writes Heller McAlpin in a review on NPR.org about McCauley's latest book, “My Ex-Life.” Reviews have also appeared in
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