Sunday, March 30, 2014

Selected Articles for the Reader in You


20 great articles selected just for you, the reading writer. Have fun!

The 1968 Olympics Black Power Salute
Courtesy: The Mystery World
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The 1968 Olympics Black Power Salute: African American athletes Tommie Smith and John Carlos raise their fists in a gesture of solidarity at the 1968 Olympic games. Both Americans were expelled from the games as result.

Local literature can be a surprising source of home state pride, no matter where you're from.
We found the most famous book set in each state. How many have you read? Check out the annotated map below.

There is nothing better than a good ghost story. It might be tempting to pop in one of your scarier movies when you want to get into the Halloween spirit, but there are plenty of novels sure to keep you up for just as many nights.

Here are some tips that may help make your fiction reading experience even more enjoyable.  Some of them may be obvious and well-known, but others may surprise you.

You write, you re-write, you edit, you tweak and when it's perfect, you submit. And then you get rejected. Many times, maybe by a person who didn't even read it. Rejection is painful because it instantly devalues your creation.

 Article writing can be great for your career as a writer: nothing bad can come from writers trying to sell content to magazines, newspapers and websites.

 A few years back I did what I wish more editors would do—I wrote about how to break into our magazine.

In 1850 Charlotte Bronte finally outed the brilliant but obscure brother authors Currer, Ellis and Acton Bell, and neatly analysed why centuries of authors have chosen to shelter behind entirely invented names or ambiguous double initials. The brothers Bell were her and her extraordinary sisters…

There’s a huge gender divide in speculative fiction publishing—especially when it comes to science fiction and space opera, which are incredibly male dominated.

As an avid movie fan myself, it sure puts a smile on my face when I hear of news book releases that pay homage to the artistry of the craft.

Actor Jim Carrey is famous for parking his car on Muholland Drive every night before anybody knew about him, and visualizing becoming the Hollywood star that he inevitably became.

Who are your literary influences?
Readers often ask me who my favourite mystery authors and/or influences are.  It's actually a pretty short list.
Generally, when it comes to crime fiction, I like North American writers.

Here’s something most published pros know well: In this business, there are no absolutes. There is no fixed path, no yellow-brick road to success. The journey to bookstores seems a lot like that old snowflake cliché—No two are alike.

At the pet shop in “101 Dalmatians” all of the dogs in the window are puppies except for this familiar dog in the corner. The dog is Peg from the classic Disney film “Lady and the Tramp”

Guest blogging can be a valuable asset in your tool kit, whether you’re a blogger, writer, podcaster, or small business owner.

Creativity is not a talent; it’s an ability: you can learn it, develop it and use it.

When I was in school and a teacher would assign us to write an outline for a story, I’d finish the story first, then go back and write the outline so I’d have something to turn in.

We all have those days when it feels like we weren’t able to check enough things off our to-do list. What do you do when that happens?

If you’re drawing a blank in your #writing, lead yourself back to your natural nature.

So what do lionesses have to do with leadership lessons? One of my big loves in life, other than my husband, is travel. My husband and I have had the opportunity to travel throughout the world and one of our favorite places is Africa.

These are all articles I have had the pleasure of reading and learning from. The lessons will remain with me to the grave.

Keep your pens bleeding!

Akpan



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