The Layover by Lacie Waldon “After ten years as a flight attendant, Ava Greene is poised to hang up her wings and finally put down roots. She’s got one trip left before she bids her old life farewell, and she plans to enjoy every second of it. But then she discovers that former pilot Jack […]
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Polish your manuscripts by applying techniques used by authors like Tolkien and HemingwayImage by Lina Verovaya, Unsplash You have completed your manuscript after much elbow grease and now you turn the pages to read it and hope — hope to feel as enchanted as you did when you read The Hobbit. But even after a chapter you […]
Continue readingBig Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear by Elizabeth Gilbert Best quote: “Let me list for you some of the many ways in which you might be afraid to live a more creative life: You’re afraid you have no talent. You’re afraid you’ll be rejected or criticized or ridiculed or misunderstood or—worst of all—ignored. You’re afraid […]
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British comedian Gina Yashere has done a lot during the pandemic, including writing her memoir Cack-Handed, and signing a third season of CBS sitcom Bob Hearts Abishola with co-creator Chuck Lorre. A former Daily Show correspondent, she joined host Trevor Noah for a chat about it all on Wednesday, and it’s just one of the […]
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📝 This Week’s Goal: Explore all options when considering where and how to publish your writing.Photo by Chris Lawton on Unsplash; Edited by the author World Book Day was last Friday. Created by the United Nations, the annual celebration of books falls on April 23. It’s an ode to writers, books, and international copyrights. Yeah. It’s a […]
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Stop using scientists as a deus ex machinaPhoto by National Cancer Institute on Unsplash I see this narrative trope far too many times: A problem arises in the protagonist’s environment. The protagonist calls in the scientist. The scientist saves the day thanks to their superior intellect, rational thinking, and extensive knowledge of obscure facts. The scientist isn’t […]
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Bookable “The idea of the strong black woman who is noble and virtuous for how much pain she can bear and how well she bears it is extremely dehumanizing.” Photo courtesy of Bookable What do you want to do with your life and how much are you willing to struggle for it? Bestselling debut novelist Raven […]
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Barnes and Noble has canceled its plans to rerelease classic books with covers that reimagine white characters as people of color. Publishers Weekly ran a story on Feb. 5, detailing a New York City location’s plans to sell refreshed editions of 12 classics, like Romeo and Juliet, Frankenstein, and Moby Dick. The twist? These covers […]
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Fans of the Hunger Games felt a roller coaster of emotions on Tuesday when an exclusive excerpt from the upcoming prequel was debuted by Entertainment Weekly. The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, which is set 64 years before the first Hunger Games novel, features Coriolanus Snow as a young man. According to Entertainment Weekly, the […]
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Book lovers could argue about the merits of physical books versus e-readers for eternity, but one man shocked fellow bookworms when he revealed he cuts books in half to make them more “portable.” Avid readers were appalled at the news and immediately begun mocking him for his unorthodox methods. Alex Christofi, senior editor at Oneworld […]
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