by Penny Freeman | Nov 20, 2014 | Editor's Notes, Writing
BY PENNY FREEMAN In my last post, we talked about how choosing the words your characters say helps to develop not only their history, but that of the world around them. In reviewing it, one perfect example of this popped into my head: TV’s Firefly, and its...
by Penny Freeman | Nov 18, 2014 | Events, Inside Marketing
BY JESSICA SHEN We are back from an amazing weekend at Teslacon, and boy did we leave with some great memories! This is a little belated, but I wanted to take the time to collect all my impressions before writing up this blog. First, here is a quick recap of our...
by Penny Freeman | Oct 31, 2014 | Editor's Notes, Writing
BY SHAUNTEL SIMPER DISCLAIMER: If the following advice seems frivolous, awesome. I’m genuinely happy for you! Go out and write and enjoy every moment of it. To the rest of us, consider this: when is the last time you wrote something for you? It’s far too common to get...
by Penny Freeman | Oct 29, 2014 | Inside Marketing
BY DIANE JORTNER One easy and fun way to boost your social networking presence, build readers, and make valuable connections is to write book reviews. Book reviews are read by readers, appreciated by authors and publishers, and help create a sense of belonging in the...
by Penny Freeman | Oct 23, 2014 | Editor's Notes, Writing
BY TERRI WAGNER Usually in most publications, the Mdepartment and the Editorial Departments exist as separate entities, each tasked with a different job. At the trade publication where I worked, Marketing more or less ignored Editorial; and we generally more or less...
