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Threatened and humbled
Originally posted on e-Tinkerbell:
Let’s admit it, we are scared. Teaching has become such a risky occupation nowadays, that our most urgent concern, believe me, has nothing to with education at all, but rather with our professional and physical safeguard. Why? There are two main reasons : there has been a shift of responsibilities from…
Ebook Fraud Alert: Spread the Word
Originally posted on Kait Nolan:
So we can all agree that book piracy sucks. Know what sucks even more? People trying to illegally SELL our work. Courtesy of Google Alerts, I found out about 45 minutes ago that Red and Forsaken By Shadow are both illegally listed at Bkspc.com. So are my friend Susan Bischoff’s books and a…
The Milky Way from a Distance from Centauri Dreams
Posted: 03 Jul 2014 08:53 AM PDT Growing up in the American Midwest, I used to haunt the library in Kirkwood, Missouri looking for books on astronomy. I had it in mind to read all of them and I pretty much did, looking with fascination at fuzzy images of distant objects I yearned to see […]
It’s an Honor to be Nominated
Originally posted on The Universe According to Snow White :
I was nominated for a Liebster Award! Imagine that? Thank you SO much Writing in Whispers! As “The Serenity of Sadness” clearly demonstrated, I have been in a very low place, and this nomination was just the boost I needed to start viewing things through a…
What it takes to be a good writer?
3 JUL 2014 by Waqar Ahmed Shar Baloch Rate This I tweet at @iamwaqar Writing is one of the oldest professions of the world. Earlier it was believed that writing is God gifted ability and that everyone can’t be a writer. To be honest, it needs a lot of commitment to become a well versed […]
We’re never gonna stop this train
Originally posted on write meg!:
Back when I was commuting to College Park for school, the only thing getting me through long, terrible, traffic-riddled drives was the soothing sound of John Mayer. Though his antics in recent years may have colored him in the public’s eye, perhaps, John will always be my main man. I…
Ellen Mansoor Collier: Gold Diggers, Gamblers and Guns – Interview
Originally posted on writerchristophfischer:
Ellen Mansoor Collier ? About the book: During Prohibition in 1920s Galveston, the Island was called the “Free State of Galveston” due to its lax laws and laissez faire attitude toward gambling, girls and bootlegging. Young society reporter Jasmine (Jazz) Cross longs to cover hard news, but she’s stuck between two…
Viv Drewa - The Owl Lady 