October - 2020

Oct 29, 2020

Around The Web: Science in Fiction, Self-Worth, Bookstore Architecture, and Bookish Décor

Hello again, readers! This week’s Around the Web features some sci-fi writing advice, some thoughts about self-worth and publishing, a look at a library, and some bookish décor ideas. Science in Science Fiction You don’t have to be a scientist to write science fiction, but there is value in getting the science right when you’re writing. You don’t want your readers to get distracted by inaccuracies or impossibilities. If this is something you’re interested in, check out Alice

Around The Web: Pumpkin Decorating, Typos, Ignyte Awards, and Reading Lists

Emily Stewart

Oct 23, 2020

Around The Web: Pumpkin Decorating, Typos, Ignyte Awards, and Reading Lists

Pumpkin decorating ideas, an explanation of why it’s hard to spot your own typos, a look at the Ignyte Awards, a history of reading list.

Around The Web: Editorial Letters, InkFest, Capitalization, and Melanin in YA

Emily Stewart

Oct 16, 2020

Around The Web: Editorial Letters, InkFest, Capitalization, and Melanin in YA

Tips for surviving your editorial letter, an upcoming festival, a look at capitalization in novels, and a new YA database.

Around the Web: A Writing Excuse, Getting Coverage, Literature As Zoom Meetings, and Coming Out

Emily Stewart

Oct 9, 2020

Around the Web: A Writing Excuse, Getting Coverage, Literature As Zoom Meetings, and Coming Out

A few thoughts on a common excuse for not writing, some advice for promoting your work, some literary themed comics, an essay on coming out

Around the Web: Rise of the Author Photo, Banned Books, Jane Austen, and YA Writers

Emily Stewart

Oct 4, 2020

Around the Web: Rise of the Author Photo, Banned Books, Jane Austen, and YA Writers

A history of the author photo, ALA’s list of the decade’s top 100 most banned and challenged books, a new edition of Pride and Prejudice...

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