by Penny Freeman | Sep 16, 2014 | Editor's Notes, Writing
BY MERILYN OBLAD My high school English teacher liked shocking her students in any way that she could. She was an ardent KISS fan (picture a five foot nothing 56 year old woman dressed in full KISS regalia and makeup for Halloween). But that was just for physical...
by Penny Freeman | Sep 12, 2014 | Uncategorized
GRAPHICS BY MCKENNA GARDNER & HEIDI BIRCH TEXT BY PENNY FREEMAN Editor’s Note: As an increasing number of staff members and authors of The X are appearing on panels at conventions and other events, they have been requested to make their presentations public....
by Penny Freeman | Sep 11, 2014 | Editor's Notes, Writing
BY PENNY FREEMAN How many times have you said this to yourself (or someone else): I just can’t write today. I’ve got stuff going on. And you can’t—not really. You can’t work on your current project when your whole mind/heart/soul is consumed with your stuff. So,...
by Penny Freeman | Sep 10, 2014 | Inside Marketing
BY VEENA KASHYAP My name is Veena Kashyap. I support marketing efforts for Xchyler Publishing, specifically building out the blogger and reviewer platform. By day, I work in Information Technology, helping to develop and implement on-line banking services. But at...
by Penny Freeman | Sep 9, 2014 | Editor's Notes, Writing
BY MEGAN OLIPHANT So You’re Writing A Book: Where to Go For Advice As with most things in life, there are always people to tell you how to do things. Writing is no exception. There are thousands of books written about it, all kinds of “how-to” articles and...
