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Author of the Week: Eric J. Guignard

9/4/2018

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by Will Viharo

Connecting with like-minded folks with common interests is one of the upsides of social media. If you know how to navigate the often complex, sometimes untrustworthy online terrain, you can benefit from your networking while avoiding the trolls and troublemakers.

Case in point: my association with popular and widely acclaimed author/editor/publisher Eric J. Guignard. He’s actually publishing one of my short stories in an upcoming anthology.

But I’d be his fan and friend even if he weren’t.

Ghostwriting Isn’t the Waste of Time You Might Think

9/1/2018

by Christina Yeager

Ghostwriting has always been around in some form or another. Are you considering dipping in to do some ghostwriting? Unsure of what it has to offer? If you think about it, you have countless reasons to ghostwrite.

Author of the Week: Dyer Wilk

8/28/2018

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by Will Viharo

In what often seems to be a virtual refuge for bots, rejects and trolls engaging in competitive contentiousness, petty spite and anonymous harassment, it’s refreshing to find someone who has nothing but good stuff to share with the general public, whether its Art or Humanity.

Writer/artist Dyer Wilk is one of those people, and I’m grateful to be his Facebook friend. Because he is who he is and he does what he does, he means a lot more than that to me and a lot of other people as well.

A person can only publicly bare their soul if they have one to share

How to Start Working as an Editor or Copywriter

8/23/2018

by Timothy Cummings, Guest Contributor

Many people dream about working from home. It gives them complete control over their work schedule and has numerous other benefits. Before you can work from home, however, you must find a job. If you are trying to find somewhere with a sign that reads ‘Copywriters and Editors Wanted’, then follow the steps below.

Author of the Week: David Corbett

8/21/2018

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by Will Viharo

Sometimes it’s hard to know if you admire a person, even one you only know slightly, more as an artist or as a human being. It’s often difficult to separate the two.

When it comes to acclaimed author and well-respected writing instructor David Corbett, I don’t have that quandary. The answer is simple: both, equally.

The reasons for that will soon be clear.

Author of the Week: Keith Nixon

8/14/2018

by Will Viharo

Keith Nixon is a British author I’ve known virtually for sometime via social media. I can “hear” his words in my head, whether fictional or Facebook posts, even though we’ve never met in person.

This is partly because he has a very affable public platform presence, but also because he’s one helluva skilled writer.

Author of the Week: Eddie Muller

8/7/2018

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by Will Viharo

Sometimes dreams come true. Most of the time they don’t. It’s the pursuit of those dreams that “builds character,” whether it’s in real life or an old black-and-white movie about some poor sap falling for a snappy dame that drags him down into the dirt before taking him to the cleaners.

As the internationally recognized film historian/preservationist and Turner Classic Movies personality, acclaimed author Eddie Muller knows all about dreams and defeat and the shadowy realms in between, where all the gritty action is…

Author of the Week: S.A. Cosby

7/31/2018

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by Will Viharo

Some writers are nakedly self-reflective in their fiction (cough, yours truly, cough), while others leave their personal lives out of their work altogether, focusing on the task of unadulterated entertainment.

Yet others, like S.A. Cosby - not that there is anybody really like S.A. Cosby - manage to in infuse their imagination with elements of the reality around them, which gives what is otherwise a literary piece of refined pulp some subliminal socially conscious heft, too.

Author of the Week: George Cotronis

7/24/2018

ILLUSTRATIONS: GEORGE COTRONIS

by Will Viharo

They say the best way to get to know an artist is through his or her work. Well, I say that, anyway. Exhibit A: multi-talented illustrator/designer/author/editor/publisher George Cotronis. His Facebook posts reveal a smartly cynical personal voice, but his compelling work speaks for itself.

Author of the Week: James W. Ziskin

7/17/2018

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by Will Viharo

Some writers draw upon their own life experiences for their material, embellished by wild imagination. That’s what I always do, anyway.

But successful authors like James W. Ziskin know how to create a unique human being that breathes on the page, so vividly brought to life that you’d swear you were reading an autobiography.

Nothing could be further from the truth, and yet the power of his literary voice is exactly what makes his fiction so authentic.