Conquering the Fear of Networking With Dean Lindsay Author of Cracking the Networking Code – Business Networking Article on Overcoming Fear of Network

Conquering the FEAR of Networking

One of the main reasons connecting with new people at a ‘networking function’ is so tough for so many is FEAR.  We are at times paralyzed by internal questions:

What will people think when I walk across a room and approach them to start a conversation?  Will they think I am stupid, [...]

Warnings From a Traditionally Published Author: Don’t be Bamboozled Into Self-publishing a Book

I am a traditionally published author with Simon and Schuster. I’ve been in the business for almost twelve years and have taken most of that time to learn the ins and outs of the business. I’ve made mistakes and learned from them. During my quest to know as much about the industry as possible, I [...]

Author King Gives Not-So-Scary Gift To Troops

Author King Gives Not-So-Scary Gift To Troops
Authors Stephen and Tabitha King are donating money so 150 Maine Army National Guard soldiers can come home for the holidays.
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Author Interview: Vicki Landes

What’s it like to be a writer AND photographer? ReaderViews sat down with author Vicki Landes to talk about her new book, Europe for the Senses.
ReaderViews: Thanks for talking with us today Vicki. We are interested to hear more about you, and your beautiful photography book “Europe for the Senses: A Photographic Journal.” [...]

Are You an Author With a Following? Read This

On November 2, 2008 at ECPA’s CEO Symposium and Publishing University in Lombard, Illinois, Simon & Schuster CEO <a onClick=”javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview(‘/outgoing/article_exit_link’);” href=”http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6613172.html?nid=2286&rid=1058842098&source=title”>Carolyn Reidy</a> warned that publishing may be headed for the worse times ever. Book sales have been steadily spiraling down for years, but there is definitely a money crunch this year, and Ms. Reidy says [...]

Interview With Canadian Author, Heather Beck!

Dan: First of all, I want to say how much I love the Fable Farm Series. I know it’s for 7-12 years olds but I still find the stories funny, scary, creative, and addictive. I really admire your work as an author and am really grateful you have taken the time to communicate [...]

Do you know the title and author of this scary short story?

I read this as a child in an Alfred Hitchcock compilation book. I thought the name of the story was Enoch. Anyway, Enoch is the creepy thing that lives in the guy’s head scratching out his brain. It’s been driving me crazy forever. Anyone else remember this? The Hitchcock anthology books [...]