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Colored Pencil Crisis!!

Posted on: May 19, 2016 Last updated on: March 9, 2018 Written by: jessika

Just kidding! But, in the wake of the rising popularity of adult coloring books, there has been a surge in color pencil production. Faber-Castell, maker of high-end colored pencil, cites needing to add extra shifts to keep up with demand. Read the whole…

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Looking at letters.

Posted on: May 5, 2016 Last updated on: May 5, 2016 Written by: jessika

Although our experienced design staff is more than happy to chose typefaces that will be a great fit for your project, it’s always nice for authors to take a peek at some tried and true fonts. Let your book designer…

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Semi-colons are (more than) semi-difficult to use.

Posted on: April 21, 2016 Last updated on: April 21, 2016 Written by: jessika

Punctuation can be a bit tricky; fortunately, the Grammar Girl is here to help. Find tips on the correct ways to use the often hard to grapple semi-colon, and get your manuscript into ship-shape, here!

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Friday Quote: Albert Einstein

Posted on: April 15, 2016 Last updated on: April 15, 2016 Written by: tbm

“Any fool can know. The point is to understand.” Albert Einstein

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Friday Quote: Socrates

Posted on: April 1, 2016 Last updated on: April 1, 2016 Written by: tbm

“The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.” Socrates

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Friday Quote: William Faulkner

Posted on: March 18, 2016 Last updated on: March 18, 2016 Written by: tbm

“Don’t be a writer—be writing.” William Faulkner

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Friday Quote: Dina Santorelli

Posted on: March 4, 2016 Last updated on: March 4, 2016 Written by: tbm

“Bad writing is better than no writing.” Dina Santorelli

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Best Seller: February

Posted on: March 2, 2016 Last updated on: March 2, 2016 Written by: jessika

Congratulations to our February Best Seller, Paul O’Brien. Voice from Room Six has only been on the market a week and has already had dazzling results!

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Friday Quote: W. Somerset Maugham

Posted on: February 19, 2016 Last updated on: February 19, 2016 Written by: tbm

“There are rules for writing a novel…unfortunately, no one knows what they are.” W. Somerset Maugham

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Friday Quote: Samuel Johnson

Posted on: February 5, 2016 Last updated on: February 5, 2016 Written by: tbm

“A writer only begins a book. A reader finishes it.” Samuel Johnson

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Author Activity Booklet

When quarantine started, we decided we wanted to do something for all you writers looking for ways to stay creative and tackle new projects. We’ve put together a booklet full of prompts to help you consider the main points of…
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Connect Virtually

Facebook and Instagram are essential platforms as an author. The former for connecting and discussing with your readers, and the latter for sharing excerpts of your work or pictures of books you’re reading. You may, by now, be familiar with…
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Writing for Happiness

Though this blog has lain long dormant, during this time of indefinite quarantine we wanted a way to reach out and connect with our community and give a little inspiration to home-bound writers. We hope all of you feel happy…
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Colored Pencil Crisis!!

Just kidding! But, in the wake of the rising popularity of adult coloring books, there has been a surge in color pencil production. Faber-Castell, maker of high-end colored pencil, cites needing to add extra shifts to keep up with demand. Read the whole…
Continue reading “Friday Quote: Samuel Johnson”…

Looking at letters.

Although our experienced design staff is more than happy to chose typefaces that will be a great fit for your project, it’s always nice for authors to take a peek at some tried and true fonts. Let your book designer…
Continue reading “Friday Quote: Samuel Johnson”…

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