"...unless you’ve got some kind of agent or marketing firm doing your marketing for you, you’ve got to be your own marketer. If you’re like me, that doesn’t come naturally."
"Setting frequently serves at least two functions: it tells the readers where they are, and it reflects the mood of the story or the mood of the character." More sound tips from Jim van Pelt
"Given that I can’t write a decent short story to save my life and have sold three novels I don’t think short stories are not necessary to build a career as a novelist. Short stories and novels a
"11-year old Arfa Karim Randhawa, the world’s youngest Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP)." You go, girl. Reckon she'll rebel and embrace open source in her teens?
"The man behind the avatar known as "taelin Ng" begins his mornings in District 8 of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, in the small apartment he shares with his mother." Fascinating insig