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A blend of commentary, stories, news, humor and more from historical novelist Nan Hawthorne, author of "An Involuntary King: A Tale of Anglo Saxon England". Formerly The Blue Lady Tavern.
Recent Posts Tagged With 'writing as a career'
When Is a Book Review Not a Book Review?
An Editorial by Nan HawthorneWhen is a book review not a book review? When it is, in essence, a free advertisement.I just resigned from a book review blog because a review I wrote was deemed "negative" and therefore unpublished. I had not known the p...
How to Create a Writer's Blog
By Rob ParnellRob Parnell's Easy Way to Write[Reprinted with permission of the copyright holder.]You don't need me to tell you that self publicity is a writer's secret weapon.Bearing in mind that when you decide you want to be a published author, it'...
The End of My Writing Career.. and the Beginning of my Career As a Temple Priestess
I came to an important conclusion yesterday. I don't really want a writing career as I formerly understood the concept. I thought that because I was able to pull together such a good novel from my mission to gibe the characters from Laura's and my ol...
Authors: How's the Economy Treating You?
Yesterday my husband found out that his company is shutting down a product line for which he and his staff have some responsibility. That has him nervous understandably. They would have to cut his entire section to cut him, but it could happen. If he...
