Is the publisher just a middleman?
“The publisher is just the middleman!” I’ve heard many an aspiring writer make a statement to this effect. And, really, who can blame them? We […]
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What can happen if you accidentally plagiarize
Most of us first encounter the notion of plagiarism while we’re in school. Countless schoolkids unwittingly become plagiarists when they write their first few research […]
Secret (Literary) Agent Man
The Traditional Path To Being Agented When you’re trying to sell your first novel, you’re stuck in a terrible Catch-22: many publishers won’t look at […]
Finding or Creating a Writer’s Workshop Group
You’ve reached a certain level in your writing and you realize that you need feedback from people other than your friends in order to improve […]
Getting Your Work Published
Okay. You’ve written your story or poem. You think it’s good. Your friends say it rocks. Your creative writing instructor gave it an “A” and […]
Pitching for Star Trek
From a writer’s standpoint, one of the most interesting aspects of the mid-90s Star Trek shows (Star Trek: Voyager, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine) was […]