Media Liability Insurance – Do Authors Need It?
Most manuscripts are not contentious enough to land an author in court. Some writers, however, do venture into highly controversial topics (like those found in memoirs or biographies). Or their fiction includes real people or...
Happy St. Paddy’s Day
My mom, the craft queen, loves to press dried leaves and the occasional four-leaf clover between sheets of wax paper. I always thought she was pressing her luck. Ba-dum-tshhh! Next week, something of substance — navigating...
Free Speech and Social Media — “There’s one way to love ya, but a thousand ways to kill ya.”
Is that dialogue from a thriller I am writing? Nope. Those words were part of Anthony Elonis’ Facebook tirade about murdering his estranged wife. His social media statements, along with other digital vitriol about murdering FBI...
Interview Releases — Should You Use One?
At some point in our writing careers, a story requires we interview someone. Maybe we need to interview a Navy SEAL, gain a deeper understanding of autistic children, fill-in a few plot facts, or add perspective and objectivity...
The Rise Of Graphic Novels
Shazam! Superhero movies are all the rage in case you missed it. This massive surge in popularity has translated into a steady increase in the graphic novel market too. Graphic novel sales in 2015 and 2016 had a huge spike, while...