Investments & Returns
…am I living my dream and would I have done it any different? Absolutely not. Lauren J. Sharkey is a writer, teacher, and transracial adoptee. Inconvenient Daughter is her debut…
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Supporting the AAPI Community
…or follow her on Twitter and Instagram. Lauren Sharkey DIY MFA Columnist and creative non-fiction writer, Lauren J. Sharkey’s most recent DIY MFA article is Dollars and Sense, about reframing…
How to Blog: The Group Blog Edition
…create a blog. ThinkingtoInking is the group blog that fellow writer/bloggers Lauren Monahan, Triona Murphy, Stacy Stokes and I created to share our journey and discoveries as we navigate this…
#5onFri: Five Ways to Capture Your Golden Butterfly
…yet overlooked, concept: every single thing we do in life is about more than just us. It’s about other people. Your story or book idea—it isn’t just about you. If…
#5OnFri: Five Favorite Books of 2015
…a thoughtful message…get ready to enjoy one. Alicia: The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry I’ve always been fond of offbeat characters, and A.J. enthralled me. He’s a walking contradiction, his…
Small Press Publishing Might Solve All Your Problems
…for thoughtful ruminations on author costs and royalties from someone who’s been through it firsthand, be sure to read Lauren Sharkey’s piece on the price of publishing. It’s easy to…
Episode 289: Stitching Together Multiple Timelines — Interview with Constance Sayers
…with Charles Baxter and Lauren Groff. Currently, she is a media executive at Atlantic Media (publisher of The Atlantic). She lives in Maryland and is the co-founder of the Thoughtful…
#5onFri: Discover These Five Awesome Greek Writers!
…2) Lauren Spieller Lauren is the author of Your Destination Is On The Left, a contemporary YA inspired by the Odyssey. The story follows Dessa Rhodes, a Greek American teenager…
Redefining Teen Romance: On Writing Sex, Love and Emotions
…by falling in love with all of them [the characters],” Rowell said. “I just really invest and invest and invest in those feelings. My husband gets jealous all the time….
#5OnFri: Top 5 Ways to Make Your Book Stand Out in a Query
…Ah, the book summary. This is the hardest part of the query. You have to sum up 200 pages in just 2 paragraphs! I could write pages and pages on…
