by PennyFreeman | Jun 18, 2014 | Inside Marketing
BY CELESTE COX Social Media: The Not So Unfriendly Monster For some of us, and quite possibly all of us writers, social media is a feared concept. An it-must-not-be-named that we promise we will work on, but never really do. It’s the monster you know is living under...
by PennyFreeman | Jun 17, 2014 | Editor's Notes, Writing
BY ELIZABETH GILLILAND We creative types tend to be a bit temperamental when it comes to our work, and for good reason. We’ve put months, years, sweat, blood, tears, and endless buckets of caffeine and chocolate into our projects. They are, in short, our babies. Our...
by PennyFreeman | Jun 13, 2014 | Editor's Notes
BY TERRI WAGNER Before We Edit “We have accepted your manuscript, and are offering you a contract.” Those words generally make an author jump for joy. As your future editors, we have mixed feelings when that offer comes around. First, we are as excited as you are...
by PennyFreeman | Jun 12, 2014 | Inside Marketing
That is the question! BY BUNNY MINER Author Blogging 101: When to Start a Blog Whether you want to hear it or not, blogging is your friend. You’re probably thinking, but who wants to hear what I have to say? or I’m no expert, nobody will read it...
by PennyFreeman | Jun 10, 2014 | Editor's Notes
BY MERILYN OBLAD Once upon a time, I sat around a flint-knapping debris pile with a bunch of other people, trading life-stories and making what should have been tools out of rocks but were, in reality, just lumps of broken stone. I noticed a certain pattern of...