Category: getting published

by Marthe Bijman January 1, 2021

At the end of your tether with typos? Read this

I know from personal experience how tiresome and aggravating it is to pick up mistakes in something you’ve made afterContinue Reading

by Marthe Bijman November 21, 2020

Backstories getting published Science Fiction

Wise, timeless advice from Ray Bradbury

Ray Bradbury is regarded as the most famous and most celebrated writer of Science Fiction in the world. On JuneContinue Reading

by Marthe Bijman August 25, 2020

Authors to watch Creative Process Forthcoming Publications getting published Humor Humour

The Blogess has a new book coming out – Broken, by Jenny Lawson

Here’s news from one of the writers I admire – Jenny Lawson, who made me laugh long and loud atContinue Reading

by Marthe Bijman August 14, 2020

Authors to watch Current events Discussion of author’s portfolio getting published Non-fiction Poetry

From Babel to Borne – Upcoming Publications from Favourite Authors

What are my favourite authors doing next? My favourite authors have new works in the works, pardon the pun, soContinue Reading

by Marthe Bijman January 6, 2020

Discussion of media getting published Media and Technology Publishing technologies

Options for Authors – Back from the Future with Blog to Book

We’re going backwards. Back to print. First there was print. Then came the Internet, and there was JavaScript. And pdfs.Continue Reading

by Marthe Bijman December 14, 2019

Discussion of author’s portfolio Discussion of film/TV series Discussion of genre getting published Non-fiction Review of new book Science Fiction

Looking back at the original Star Trek – The Trouble with Tribbles

Which Sci-Fi devotee is not looking forward to the debut of Star Trek: Picard? (Roll on, January 23, 2020!) IContinue Reading

by Marthe Bijman October 30, 2019

Creative Process Discussion of current events getting published Literary analysis

How writers and reviewers connect, and how to avoid a war of words

A recent comment from an author on one of my book reviews got me thinking. I was pleased at theContinue Reading

by Marthe Bijman February 8, 2019

Backstories Creative Process getting published

Julian Barnes on hard work, luck and serendipity in his writing career

Here is the fascinating first-hand exposé of how Julian Barnes wrote his first novel, Metroland, and got it published inContinue Reading

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