Author Laura Munson wrote a very interesting blog post recently about platforms: All-too-quickly the honeymoon is over. Because I learn that there is no Platform band wagon. You have to build it brick by brick and it takes time. Lots of time. A lot like writing a novel. But there isn’t really time to write …
by Jerry Wilske, Director of the Oscar Micheaux Center Lisa Rivero’s historical fictional account of the life of Oscar Micheaux told through the words of the young main character, Tomas, is captivating and imaginative from beginning to end. This is the first novel ever written about Micheaux for the young person. I am particularly grateful …
From John Holt, author, editor, and education reformer: [F]rom the age of 11 I felt left out, and never more so than when I was in school. I think that for most children in our society the experience of growing up is an experience of being left out, partly because of our worship of beauty, …
I do like this new habit of using a template for the weekly link round-up! I’ve been adding to this week’s collection link by link, as I found them, so when I woke up this morning—wallah!—all that was left was to tie up loose ends, proofread, and publish. From Nina Badzin: Why the Rush to …
As promised, here is how I’ve set up a template to use for a weekly “Sunday Links for Writers” post. I’d love to hear what others do to simplify and streamline blogging. Setting Up a WordPress.com Template Post 1. Write the post with any headings, text place holders, formatting, images, categories, and tags that you …