A recent post by Porter Anderson on Jane Friedman’s blog caught my eye. In this article, entitled, When Bad Things (Seem To) Happen on Good Sites, Porter writes about the…
The Knockdown Punch of Readers’ Reviews on Goodreads
A Writer’s Passion
As I see my Star Magnolia flowers come and go, I’m reminded again of the passage of time. So, in thinking of all the writing I still want to do,…
Using Real Characters In Fiction
Today, I read about an interesting court case in the USA. Katherine Stockett, author of debut novel, The Help, is being sued by the maid she based her fictional character…
E-Readers
I just finished reading Jane Friedman’s blog, No Rules, where she discusses the popularity of e-readers and future prospects for hardcover and paperback books. Though a diehard book reader, the…