If you want to be a writer, or any kind of artist, drop everything and listen to this now. And not just for Neil Gaiman's lovely British accent, or his …
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11 Twitter Tips for Authors + Others
What makes people follow, favorite, click, and retweet? And does that have anything to do with who buys what books? Today, I came across a Stanford study, Who …
For most of history, Anonymous was a woman – But not anymore
To take a slightly different slant on the famous Virginia Woolf quote: For most of history, Anonymous was a woman -- but not anymore. Today is International …
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50 Drafts: The SheWrites Novelist Group Chat with Cathy Marie Buchanan
Since there is no way that I know of to archive SheWrites.dom novelist group chats on the site, I've copy-pasted (and very slightly edited) our March chat with …
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Copperfield's, Santa Rosa CA
6 fabulous stores in Sonoma and Napa countiesHave you been to Copperfield's Books lately? These fabulous stores - with six locations in Sonoma and Napa counties …
What Do You Get at a Writers Conference?
Several times over the course of the San Francisco Writers Conference last month, I was asked what's in a conference for the writers-panelists. A few of the …
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Look what showed up on my doorstep!
A box of the early reader copies of The Wednesday Daughters has arrived, and I can't wait to share a few with you! The hardcover won't be in stores until July …
If My Story is Paper
I read a poem last night that was both lovely and inspiring, reminding me where to search for story, and how to write it. "Ark" by Paula McLain (author of Paris …
Writing Love Stories: The Missing Handout
Do you have a favorite quote about love? Or one about writing love stories or anything else? For my first panel at the San Francisco Writers Conference, on …
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Julie Kibler: Reading, Writing, and Arithmetic
This week's guest author, Julie Kibler, began writing Calling Me Home after learning a bit of family lore: as a young woman, her grandmother fell in love with a …
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