Last week I finished revising and updating a book on manners for kids that was published some years back by a company that since went out of business when the publisher/owner retired.
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Let’s Not Promote Hate
I was reading an unpublished manuscript—I don’t want to name the title or the author, and the circumstances of my reading it are irrelevant here—but the book, a work of fiction, made a group of Muslim refugees the “bad guys.”
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Not The Be-All And The End-All
So many writers and would-be writers, when discussing a boutique publisher or a self-publishing company, will ask me the almost inevitable question: “But can they get my book into Barnes & Noble?”
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Appreciation
When someone does something well, do you tell them you thought they did a good job? When YOU do something well, whether it’s cooking a difficult and impressive recipe, growing some spectacular orchids, doing an amazing cabinetry job, or giving a great speech, don’t you like to receive praise that tells you your efforts were...
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No New Year’s Resolutions!
Here’s a radical idea: DON’T MAKE ANY NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTIONS! No! Instead, make a list of ACCOMPLISHMENTS you wish to see yourself attain in 2019. What do YOU want to accomplish in 2019? Declare it…and then DO it! Let’s start close to home, with readers and writers. Are you a reader? How many books did...