Writing and Publishing

The need for data availability is increasing and so is the risk of data loss. As a writer you cannot afford to lose your work and you cannot afford to waste time trying to make your work available to you in various places. Let’s talk about what you can do to avoid the common problems related to data availability, data security, and backup.

You can find ideas everywhere, but what if you had a system to generate endless ideas for every time you feel your writing hit a wall?

Short stories are stepping stones toward your larger works. Think of them as small steps that help you develop your writing technique and style, improve your imagination, keep you writing, and improve your writer’s platform. In this post I will discuss why I think it’s important for all authors to write short stories and not focus exclusively on novels.

If you are a writer it’s almost a certainty that at one point in your writing life you experienced what’s called a “writer’s block”. I say “what’s called,” and I quote it because I am not 100% certain that writer’s block, per se, is a phenomenon exclusively dedicated to writers.

Alex Shvartsman is a writer and game designer. His adventures so far have included traveling to over 30 countries, playing a card game for a living, and building a successful business. Alex resides in Brooklyn, NY with his wife and son.

Chrys Fey is an author and blogger. Her blog, Write with Fey, is an inspiring place for writers of all levels. In this short interview, Chrys is sharing some of her thoughts on writing and tips for new authors.

As a writer you must listen to the pulse of the industry and always be ready to absorb new knowledge. One way is to follow blogs written by established pillars of the writing and publishing community. These are literary agents, editors, publishers, and writers who spend their time sharing their knowledge through their blogs.

Carrie Cuinn is an author, editor, bibliophile, modernist, and geek. In her spare time she reads, draws, makes things, takes other things apart, and sometimes publishes books. You can find her online at @CarrieCuinn or at http://carriecuinn.com.

A blog can be anything where one or more people share their ideas related or not to a specific topic. It’s like a journal open to the world that allows the visitors or readers to interact with the content by adding their comments, suggestions, and own ideas. Usually the blogger is more than a writer. A writer publishes a book or a story and then only limited interaction exists between the writer and the readers. Bloggers are social creatures. How do you become one?

Clare L. Deming lives in New Jersey and once applied to be an astronaut. She writes both science fiction and fantasy, and her most recent work can be found online in Perihelion SF and the Universe Horribilis anthology from Third Flatiron Publishing. Clare is continuing to work on short fiction and two novels: Starblight (space

Award-winning author Hank Quense lives in Bergenfield, NJ, with his wife, Pat. They have two daughters and five grandchildren. He writes humorous fantasy and sci-fi stories. On occasion, he also writes an article on fiction writing or book marketing but says that writing nonfiction is like work while writing fiction is fun. A member of

Finding a good literary agent is a challenge this days. Agencies are busy, the slush piles are getting larger and larger, and writers are becoming more and more inpatient. This article addresses a few of the issues that come along while searching for a new literary agent, providing a few practical techniques to use. It’s definitely not a complete guide, but it gives you the basic information you need to start looking for your literary agent.

Editing takes twice as long as writing a novel and most writers dread it. Learn these simple techniques to make the process easier and faster.

There are thousands of books on fiction writing, but some of them stand out. They excel in delivery, in presentation, in uniqueness, and some even captivate you in a way that makes it sound almost not non-fiction. As a writer myself I have come to read these books, cherish them and have them become my go-to every time I feel I need a push.

If you are like most writers, you probably have a job. Something that brings you money, just enough to keep you going. But your dream is to write, publish, and maybe one day be able to quit that job and replace your income with royalties. Good thoughts, shared by many, but not as easy as you might think.