Oct 17, 2017 | Entertainment
In my search for reading material for the wee one, I came across a post by Sarah Laskow of Atlas Obscura on “Choose Your Own Adventure” books. These can feel like being lost in a maze and running through twists and turns only to find dead ends, switchbacks, and...
Oct 15, 2017 | Publishing
I’m sure many of you will have received the email from CreateSpace (CS) that announces how their own eStore will cease to serve customers on October 31st. Instead, customers will be redirected to Amazon. CreateSpace explains that the move was made because of...
Oct 13, 2017 | Events and Giveaways, My Publications
Greek award-winning author, Effrosyni Moschoudi, is one of my closest author friends–and, it turns out, a distant cousin. She is now offering two of her books for FREE right now. Both are perfect choices for lovers of romance and all things Greek! What...
Oct 11, 2017 | My Publications
Some News First There have been some interesting developments in my writing career, among which the fact I’m now Editor-in-chief for Azure Fire Publishing (AFP), a US-based non-profit promoting youth-friendly Fantasy and Science Fiction. Even though the position...
Oct 9, 2017 | Fun Historical Facts, Publishing
Even though pamphlets and softcover books have been available in Europe since the 16th century, US readers looked down on them until well into the 20th century. As a recent Atlas Obscura post by Cara Giaimo explains, without a mass-market distribution model in place,...
Oct 7, 2017 | My Publications, Writing
Back in September, I published Emotional Beats: How to Easily Convert your Writing into Palpable Feelings. As promised, I will be posting the book on my blog. So, here is the next installment, continuing Part 3 of the book: Other Beats. This chapter deals with:...
Oct 5, 2017 | My friends' Guest Posts, Writing
This is a guest post by Corinne Ledling, a businesswoman who’s very passionate about her job. She’s a Content Manager at Bizstats.co.uk and in her free time, she loves to read mystery books and write short stories. When she suggested a post about deadlines, I just had...
Oct 3, 2017 | Fun Historical Facts
Marginalia. That is the official name for the edges of pages in medieval manuscripts. These are filled with anything from intriguingly detailed illustrations to random doodles. And they are far more important than you may realize, as both tell us huge amounts about a...
Oct 1, 2017 | Publishing
I have written before about the reality behind the myth that youngsters no longer read. Now, a Pew Research Center survey has the surprising answer to the question, which adult generation is more likely to have visited a public library in the past year: it’s the...
Sep 29, 2017 | My Publications, Writing
Back in September, I published Emotional Beats: How to Easily Convert your Writing into Palpable Feelings. As promised, I will be posting the book on my blog. So, here is the next installment, continuing Part 3 of the book: Other Beats. This chapter deals with: Waking...
Sep 27, 2017 | Writing
I found this excellent post on horses on Dan Koboldt’s blog. It is part of his weekly Science in Sci-fi, Fact in Fantasy blog series, where he tackles one of the scientific or technological concepts pervasive in sci-fi (space travel, genetic engineering,...
Sep 25, 2017 | Fun Historical Facts
Thanks to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, who used the word to describe President Trump as “a mentally deranged U.S. dotard” this week, Americans rediscovered an arcane, English insult long forgotten. It’s a fun word to say, kind-of naughty, rhyming with the...
Sep 23, 2017 | Maps and Infographics
As you may know, for the past 20 years my day job has been in web development. So, I am often asked about the plugins you can use for your WordPress blog/website. That is why this Infographic sent to me by Belle Balace of Visme was of particular interest to me. I hope...
Sep 21, 2017 | My friends' Guest Posts, Writing
This is a guest post by Bella Williams, an academic researcher & private tutor. Bella guides the new age professionals and students with their career. A graduate of Monash University, Bella organizes free coaching workshops for and promotes free sharing of...
Sep 20, 2017 | Blog hops tours & reblogs
On the eve of destiny, the fate of the champions are in the hands of those they once called Enemy. Hated and distrusted, Queen Trinity must leave the shadows and reach for redemption. With their final battle on the horizon, the champions are faced with a long-lost...
Sep 19, 2017 | Marketing, My friends' Guest Posts
This is a guest post by Sean Early, an experienced reviewer of international publications in the digital marketing and education industries. Besides his regular job, Shane is also passionate about several academic disciplines and provide top-notch blog writing...
Sep 17, 2017 | My Publications, Writing
Back in September, I published Emotional Beats: How to Easily Convert your Writing into Palpable Feelings. As promised, I will be posting the book on my blog. So, here is the next installment, continuing Part 3 of the book: Other Beats. This chapter deals with:...
Sep 15, 2017 | My friends' Guest Posts, Writing
This is a guest post by Sophia Clark. Sophia graduated from the University in the City of New York with a B.A. in Journalism, 2011. Sophia is a creative writer who loves to share her thoughts with readers and writes for Eliteessaywriters. In her free time, she enjoys...
Sep 13, 2017 | My friends' Guest Posts
This is a guest post by Zoe Carter, lifestyle blogger, ESL teacher and editor at BestDissertation.com. She is always in search for innovative ideas for learning languages and developing writing skills. You can find her on Facebook and Twitter. Even though most of us...
Sep 11, 2017 | Random Musings
I usually don’t speak on this day, preferring to post a simple image to show how I feel. This, I do out of respect. Our of sorrow. Out of a profound lack of words. This year, I’ll only share one thing. The thought that popped into my head the moment I was...
