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1 Feb 2023

Self-Publishing Your Book? How Not to Look Like an Amateur (Part 1)

by Cynthia D. Bertelsen | posted in: Hogtowne Quill, How To, Publishing | 6

After my experience with the publisher of my first book, Mushroom: A Global History, I decided I wouldn’t go the traditional route again. It wasn’t because the publisher did anything bad. Au contraire. They did an amazing job: high-quality paper, vivid interior colors, excellent editing and fact-checking, proper layout. The … Read More

18 Jan 2023

How to Write a Children’s Book: Some Pointers Learned from Experience!

by Bonnie Ogle | posted in: Hogtowne Quill, How To, Writer's Craft | 3

On January 8, 2023, the Writers Alliance of Gainesville general meeting attracted a large crowd of members and non-members alike Apparently, everyone wants to write a children’s book. Witness best-selling authors John Grisham and Stephen King. Not to disparage these gifted authors’ work, but who can compete with them? It’s … Read More

16 Nov 2022

What is Creativity? And How Do You Find It?

by Dan Sharp | posted in: How To, Writer's Craft | 0

As writers, we are in the business of “creating,” but what exactly does that mean? By definition, the word, creation, means “the act of making, inventing, or producing something, especially something new or different. It can be an original work of art, the first representation of a dramatic role, … Read More

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5 Oct 2022

What’s in a Name? The Ins and Outs of Naming Your Characters

by Jess Elliott | posted in: How To, Writer's Craft | 3

What’s in a name? That which we call a rose, By any other name would smell as sweet. Juliet, Romeo and Juliet 2:2 Perhaps, Juliet, perhaps, but your Romeo might have been bullied in school and a bit less heroic and far more introverted if his name had been … Read More

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