A Network of Published and Aspiring Authors
By Laurie Sanderson-Walcott // I grew up near Disneyland. The Magic Kingdom lit my imagination with rare details at a child’s eye height. A castle, Clydesdales, a paddlewheel, intriguing smells, Continue reading
By Kristy Tate // Social media can be intimidating, especially for introverted writers. The fears are real, from concerns about privacy to worries about cyberbullying and negative comparisons. But Continue reading
By Fred Klein // Many people do not know that some of the rides at Disneyland in Orange County, CA came from the 1964 – 1965 New York World’s Fair. Continue reading
By Andrea Lewis // In a discussion at the Lake Forest Writers Roundtable, internal thoughts of the characters were mentioned as a way of showing context or conveying information about Continue reading
By PJ Colando // My husband and I vividly recall the first-time nature flew into our home. A dozen years ago, we installed a Dutch door, with vibrantly colored stained Continue reading
By Kristy Tate // Gone are the days when you could sit up in your cozy little ivory tower and wait for readers to magically stumble across your book. Even Continue reading
By Roberta Ellington // Dry, dusty wind blowing along the Santa Ana River swirled the dust we kicked up as we pulled into the truck-sized gravel parking lot. We’d just got Continue reading
By Andrea Lewis // I. Definition Psychologically, revision is the part in the production of a publication dreaded by some yet welcomed by most. Dreaded – for we must face Continue reading
By Kristy Tate // I’ll admit I clumsily stumbled into this method. I had heard of it, but I didn’t think it would work for me because my books are Continue reading
By Michael Stockstill // If you have murder on your mind, here’s some advice: don’t do it in Anaheim, then throw away your cell phone—and the victim’s. The killer could Continue reading