I hate writing, I love having written. ~ Dorothy Parker As most writers know, the publishing world is not the place it was as recently as fifteen years ago, a time when an unknown writer like me could earn $600 for a 2000-word piece in a national newspaper. Book publishing, … Read More
Amazon’s KDP has begun an additional way to publish, called Kindle Vella. It’s a way for writers to possibly capture a new audience: those who read on their phones. Phone readers of my acquaintance lean toward the younger side. I also recognize commuters on trains and busses are using the … Read More
Please share your stories of serendipitous encounters with readers. Hogtowne Quill will run the occasional article on such inspiring happenings. Three WAG authors share their stories about connecting with readers Once upon a few years ago, I attended a book signing event at the library. The author was … Read More
Remember the good old days when novels were serialized in newspapers and magazines? No? That was probably before your time. Serialization was popular in the nineteenth century but fell out of fashion after the 1930s. Charles Dickens published most of his novels as installments in periodicals before issuing them in … Read More