Toledo area: Local Authors Fair

If you’re in the Toledo area – and will be over the weekend of April 14 – consider checking out the local author fair at the Wood County Public Library on April 14. Wood County Public Library is located at 251 N. Main Street in Bowling Green, Ohio. The event, officially called the Local WritersContinue reading “Toledo area: Local Authors Fair”

[Guest Post] Double Challenge

This year I decided to try my hand in the Script Frenzy “script writing competition”. Granted, all you need to do is to write 100 pages to win, so everyone can potentially win. Now, I have won writing competitions in the past that actually required “content” to win, so this is a no brainer, right?Continue reading “[Guest Post] Double Challenge”

Book Trailers: A Response

I was reading Kaitlin’s post about book trailers and thought I’d pitch in my own opinion, even though it’s a bit off-topic.  In her post, she made a list of pros and cons about book trailers, trying to decide whether they were “cool or hokey.” A book trailer is a promotional tool for authors orContinue reading “Book Trailers: A Response”

Writing Organizations and Programs for Young Adult Writers

So you want to write for teenagers.  You’re not alone: young adult blockbusting books have been sweeping the country, from the meteoric rise of the Harry Potter series to the Twilight and Hunger Games phenomena.  It’s still considered a niche genre, though – one that isn’t always respected at the college level, as I’ve foundContinue reading “Writing Organizations and Programs for Young Adult Writers”

Happy Birthday – The Rules of the Game

It’s been almost two years since the release date of my writing/publishing experiment, The TECH Project.  Publishing the book was something like an education: apart from writing the darn thing, I decided to learn about publishing by learning to operate a publishing company. To do so, I did research on the publishing industry.  I alsoContinue reading “Happy Birthday – The Rules of the Game”