Tag: Featured
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Serialized Fiction, Authors turning to Substack, Self-Publishing, and more…
Stephen Vizinczey, ‘In Praise of Older Women’ Author, Dies at 88 (NY Times) Stephen Vizinczey, whose novel “In Praise of Older Women,” about a man’s sexual education by paramours not in his age bracket, caused a stir in the mid-1960s and became a cultural reference point, died on Aug. 18 at his home in London. […]
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Meet Sohini Dutt, author of The Ghastly Secret
What inspires you to write? The answer would be almost everything! I believe one of the most interesting skills of a writer is that he/she takes note of every detail of human life. At times, it can simply be the curiosity about something that leads one to sit down with a pen and paper. At […]
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Kindle Vella, LGBTQ Publishing, Janelle Monae’s Debut Fiction…
An evening with Kindle Vella: First impressions of Amazon’s new attempt to reimagine reading (GeekWire) The serialized story is a mainstay of the literary world, a tried-and-true formula for creating a tantalizing tale, from opening hook to closing cliffhanger. But it’s the rare author who can keep readers engrossed in a narrative when the unparalleled […]
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Writers and Agents, Queer Sci-Fi, and more!
‘I’m Easily Bored by Books,’ Says Writer of 22 Novels (NY Times) “I like to pretend that I’m the most attention deficit disordered person I’m ever going to meet,” Prose said. “I’m very conscious of keeping the reader’s interest. And I’m easily bored — I’m easily bored by books, I hate to say. And so […]
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Meet Lisa M. Lucero, author of The Death Firm
What inspires you to write? I have a very curious and imaginative mind that runs on overdrive. Therefore, I have so many ideas and thoughts that it is hard to verbally express them. The only way for me to achieve getting them out of my head is by writing it all out. I get my […]
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B.Y.O.B. Conversations with Berneta and Lornett: Happy Pride Month!
It’s June, so y’all know what time it is…time to be loud and queer! During this Pride Month episode, we discuss queer representation in Eve and the Faders. Click the video below to watch now. DISCLAIMER: the video may contain spoilers. Previous Episodes: Episode 1 Episode 2 Episode 3
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Importance of Indie Publishing, Alan Moore Releasing New Series, and more!
How to support indie authors and publishers (The Press-Enterprise) Readers who want to support wider success for authors can make a point of looking for and reading books from independent publishers. It’s hard to know at times whether a book’s publisher is a Big 5 house or a small publisher because the big guys have […]
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Camille Cabrera and the Courageous Coward by Camille Cabrera
Guest article by Camille Cabrera Hues of psychedelic greens, blues, purples, oranges, and brown illuminate the screen. Hand-sketched with care and breathed into the youthful memory of an international audience. Scooby-Doo instantly captured my attention. As a child, my father introduced me to an inquisitive group of gangly teenagers and their lovable constantly scared Great […]
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B.Y.O.B. Conversations with Berneta and Lornett, Ep. 2
In case you missed it, I officially launched a video series with my co-author, Lornett Vestal, in February! During every episode of B.Y.O.B. Conversations with Berneta and Lornett, we tackle an interesting question related to our new book series, Faders and Alphas. Check out the second episode below where we discuss the role of wit […]
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Afrofuturism, Black Historical Romance, and more…
Page refresh: how the internet is transforming the novel (The Guardian) Towards the end of 2020, a year spent supine on my sofa consuming endless internet like a force-fed goose, I managed to finish a beautifully written debut novel: Open Water by Caleb Azumah Nelson, which comes out next month. And yet despite the entrancing descriptions, I could […]
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