Category: On Publishing
The Many Lives of a Love Story: The Curiosity Cabinet
As a writer, you must fall in love with the idea of the book in your head. It’s hard to describe this process to anyone who hasn’t experienced it. It isn’t anything like the white heat of inspiration that new writers sometimes anticipate. So much of writing is perspiration rather than inspiration. But the idea of […]
a heart offering: her white tree
She was telling me the story so I’d understand that my work was doing some good stuff. It mattered to her that I held this. And as I have trouble holding the idea that my words can touch like they do, I was paying careful attention. I wanted to hold it – I think more […]
K. C. Hilton’s Publishing Journey for The Magic of Finkleton
Meet K.C. Hilton: In the writers world I’m known as K.C. Hilton. I recently self- published a children’s middle-grade fiction book titled The Magic of Finkleton. Several awesome reviews have been coming in from many readers, Kirkus Book Reviews, and ReviewTheBook.com. Reviews are like ‘gold’… and writers love the ‘gold’. Writing The Magic of Finkleton: I […]
Published! Does it matter how?
“Wow!” Co-workers and acquaintances exclaim and ask when they see the print copy of my book. “You got published?” They ask. That question is hard for me to answer. I know they’re expecting to hear the name of a famous publishing house. Sometimes they ask, “Who published it?” That one is easier. I just smile […]
Is it Your Turn to Be a Published Author?
It is really fascinating how things manifest. My first book, The Book of Obeah (website link) , was conceived early one morning, when I woke up with the first few words in my head. Until that moment, I never really thought about writing a thriller, even if I have always been an avid reader of suspenseful […]
Interview with “Write to be Published” Author, Nicola Morgan
Nicola Morgan’s new 2011 book, Write to be Published. Nicola Morgan is an award-winning author from the UK with around ninety published books to her name and is well known as a speaker about all aspects of writing and publishing. She is the creator of the popular blog, Help! I Need a Publisher! and is […]
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