Writing and Creating Books

Stephen King: The Only Real Requirement to Be a Writer

A little talent is a good thing to have if you want to be a writer. But the only real requirement is the ability to remember every scar. — Stephen King A little talent is a good thing to have if you want to be a writer. But the only real requirement is the ability […]

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The Book Publishing Industry on the Rocks?

Guest Post by Jeff Davidson The book publishing industry, as we have long known it, is beginning to implode. A book that sells as few as 3,500 copies in a week can land on the bestseller list. Once, such sales figures wouldn’t cause a ripple. Curiously, the best literary agents receive 200 or more book […]

Writing versus Editing by Arthur Plotnik

Arthur Plotnik on Writing and Editing

You write to communicate to the hearts and minds of others what’s burning inside you, and we edit to let the fire show through the smoke. – Arthur Plotnik, author, Spunk & Bite: A Writer’s Guide to Bold, Contemporary Style U write to communicate to the hearts & minds of others what’s burning inside U. […]

False Intelligence Tests as Memes

Intelligence test: If you think you are briliant, In 10 seconds. Write any word that start with ‘A’ and end with ‘E’. When I first came across this so-called intelligence test, I first noticed all the errors in the test itself. So my first thought was to correct the errors and then share the corrected […]