The contents of this post are an alphabetical arrangement of two lists that have been circulating among writers and editors for many years. In case you have missed out all this time, I’m sharing here the wit and wisdom of… Read More

A guest post by Dr John Yeoman of Writers Village Tell me, how should I have answered this email? ‘Dear Sir or Mdm I dremed of being writer since I was litle. I have a realy good story it realy… Read More

"If we have learned one thing from the history of invention and discovery, it is that, in the long run - and often in the short one - the most daring prophecies seem laughably conservative."… Read More

belabor: to explain, worry about, or work more than is necessary.… Read More

This week on The Lede … 6 Reasons Why You Should Quit Blogging The Secret Code for Cracking ‘Tough’ Books and Reading Above Your Level The True Cost of Building and Managing a WordPress Website The Bootstrapper’s Bible Why the… Read More

When a sentence begins with “A number of,” should the verb that follows be singular, or plural? For example, when a sentence refers to a number of objections being raised, is was correct, or should you use were? In this… Read More

Hi, everyone! Here are your freelance writing jobs for today. Good luck! Freelance Writing Jobs Content Writing Website Content Writer (Toronto) Website Content Writer Energy and Pop Culture News Writers (Hawaii) Content Writer – Latin (Remote) Blogging Jobs Feature Horror/Comedy… Read More

Title: I Want to Help: My Story About Cancer, Depression, and God Author: Tom Laresca Genre: Inspirational Paperback: 32 Publisher: Dorrance Publishing Language: English ISBN-13: 978-1434901279 BOOK SUMMARY: Tom Laresca lived an… Read More

We’ve collected the books debuting on Indiebound’s Indie Bestseller List for the week ending May 13, 2012–a sneak peek at the books everybody will be talking about next month. (Debuted at #2 in Hardcover Fiction) In One Person by John Irving… Read More

The New Yorker has relaunched its literary blog with a new name and logo: Page-Turner. The new blog will expand the work of the Book Bench, the magazine’s old books site. “Daily essays will be the blog’s mainstay, with books… Read More

Newsweek has decided to declare President Obama as "The First Gay President," following his decision to support gay marriage earlier this week. The issue includes an article by Andrew Sullivan. The cover includes a photograph of President Obama with a… Read More

Newsweek has decided to declare President Obama as "The First Gay President," following his decision to support gay marriage earlier this week. The issue includes an article by Andrew Sullivan. The cover includes a photograph of President Obama with a… Read More

"That's the secret to life... replace one worry with another...."… Read More

Amazon has negotiated an “exclusive license” with Pottermore, adding all seven Harry Potter eBooks to the Kindle Lending Library. J.K. Rowling‘s major bestseller will join more than 145,000 books that Amazon Prime member can check out for free (a… Read More

Ann Coulter has landed a book deal with Penguin Group’s Sentinel imprint, scheduled to publish an unnamed book “directly relevant to the presidential election” in October. William Morris Endeavor agent Mel Berger negotiated the deal with Sentinel publisher Adrian Zackheim… Read More

Therese here. It’s the second Thursday of the month, which means it’s #IndieThursday—a day dedicated to independent bookstores here at Writer Unboxed. Today’s guest is historical author and creative writing coach Cynthia Morris, a former bookseller with Denver’s Capitol Hill Books–a… Read More

The Reading with Pictures nonprofit hopes to raise $65,000 on Kickstarter to fund their graphic novel project, The Graphic Textbook. Above, we’ve embedded a video about the project–what do you think? Printz Award-winning graphic novelist Gene Luen Yang has agreed… Read More

Which comparative adjectival term meaning “more advanced in age” is more correct in usage? Many people still prefer to use elder and its superlative eldest, but they tend to be, well, older; the choice of that last word is becoming… Read More

Wiesław Mysliwski’s Stone Upon Stone (translated by Bill Johnston) has won the Best Translated Book Award for fiction. The poetry prize went to Kiwao Nomura’s Spectacle & Pigsty translated by Kyoko Yoshida and Forrest Gander) The… Read More

A guest post by Carol Tice from Make a Living Writing Do you worry that you aren’t qualified to be a writer? I frequently have writers tell me they feel their chances of earning well from writing are doomed, because they’re… Read More

Book designer Joel Friedlander talks with BookBaby president Brian Felsen about the most common mistakes self-published authors make when it comes to designing their own books, including incorrect numbering of pages, numbering blank pages, and putting running heads on chapter… Read More

Every single business owner, no matter what their industry, needs to be able to write well to be successful. And if your business has a website, a blog, or operates online, then writing skills are crucial. If you’re completely confident… Read More

OVER THE OCEAN over the ocean / thought I heard voices / reflected voices / satellite message / isn’t it something, the realizing / silver dots marking, endless horizon / over the ocean, we’ll have a vodka / your card… Read More

Did you know that roughly 20% of people might pay for a course and NEVER sign in? That’s what happened to Jon Morrow with his Guest Blogging course. Roughly 2 out of 10 students paid $500 for his course and… Read More

"Life is divided into the horrible and the miserable."… Read More

By Forrest Wu New music champions Brooklyn Rider break astonishing new ground in 2012’s Seven Steps. Still basking in the critical glow of their interpretation of Phillip Glass’ complete string quartets, the ensemble’s innovative spirit moves in unexpected new directions… Read More

Big box retailer Target, which has been selling Amazon’s Kindle devices in its stores since 2010, is pulling the devices from its shelves. However, industry experts don’t think the move will hurt Amazon’s device sales. The New York Times has… Read More

Author Judy Christie loves to help busy people slow down and enjoy each day more – in her series of novels about Green, Louisiana, and her Hurry Less Worry Less nonfiction books. Judy started her writing career as the editor… Read More

Hi, everyone! How is your month going so far? I hope that you are all off to a good start. By the way, don’t forget to join our giveaway for “Corridor”, a novel by Robin Parrish! Here are your freelance… Read More

Hi, everyone! How is your month going so far? I hope that you are all off to a good start. By the way, don’t forget to join our giveaway for “Corridor”, a novel by Robin Parrish! Here are your freelance… Read More

What’s the difference between denounce and renounce? Their related Latin ancestors shared a neutral sense, but in English they acquired exclusively condemnatory connotations. Denounce is externally directed — one denounces another’s words or deeds — while renounce is internally focused… Read More