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