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

Emily Stewart

Oct 9

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: Word Nerds, Fantasy and Realism, Goodreads

Emily Stewart

Sep 24

Around The Web: Word Nerds, Fantasy and Realism, Goodreads

Two posts for the word nerds among us, an essay on fantasy and realism, and an article on Goodreads and its potential challengers.

From The Publisher: How to Write a Headline

Kirsten Marion

Apr 13

From The Publisher: How to Write a Headline

Make the reader’s first impression count with a crisp and evocative headline. A strong headline makes the difference between a handful of...

Around The Web: Examining a strong female lead, a literary prize and a historical heist.

Emily Stewart

Feb 14

Around The Web: Examining a strong female lead, a literary prize and a historical heist.

Hello all, welcome back to Around the Web, your weekly roundup of all things story, literary, and bookish from across the internet. This w...

Around the Web: Podcasts, Reading as Kids, Bookish Gifts and Novel Showers

Emily Stewart

Nov 29, 2019

Around the Web: Podcasts, Reading as Kids, Bookish Gifts and Novel Showers

This week on Around the Web, I’m sharing podcast recommendations from Electric Lit, some thoughts on reading as kids from the Guardian, a bo

Around the Web: Writing the Other, Elton John's Bookshelf and Borrowed Words.

Emily Stewart

Oct 31, 2019

Around the Web: Writing the Other, Elton John's Bookshelf and Borrowed Words.

Happy November, everyone! For our first Around the Web post of the month, I have two articles about writing the other, a look at Elton John’

Kirsten Marion

Oct 17, 2019

Ask the Author: Adam Rocke

Welcome to Ask the Author! In these series published authors will share their experiences with us, allow us a glimpse into their creative...

Around the Web: Writing Women, Fiction and Magic, Children's Books, and Book Posters

Emily Stewart

Jul 5, 2019

Around the Web: Writing Women, Fiction and Magic, Children's Books, and Book Posters

Hello all, and welcome back to Around the Web, our weekly round up of bookish content from across the internet. This week, we’ve got lots...

Andrew Rimas

Jun 10, 2019

Beginning The End Note

It happens whenever ordinary small talk slips into the novel. "I have a new book coming out," I say. "Really? What’s it called?" "The End...

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