Writers In Public Archives

Perhaps you have already experienced the sheer power of the author community. When authors see a need in the world of books and readers, we have the ability to find a way to fill that need. We did that when the pandemic shut down the world and readers still wanted to find books and chat with authors. Many authors led the way and created author/reader communities online. For a couple of years af…

Writing conferences offer key advantages in that many provide an opportunity for networking, education, and collaboration. Authors should consider their goals and objectives, along with other considerations such as cost and travel time, when making a commitment to attend a conference. But how do you decide which conferences are worth your while? Some in-person conferences take place near an aut…

I led my first writer/reader panel nearly 30 years ago. In many ways, Giving a Good Panel is even trickier than Giving a Good Session. The latter is solely dependent upon your skills and knowledge, but the former requires a degree of cooperation, a balancing of knowledge and time, and a seriously good moderator. Over the years, I’ve seen both brilliant and disastrous panels. This can be easily …