Guest Post: Author Ann Temkin and The New Term for “Book Marketing”

By Wayne | August 26, 2015 |

“The real work begins after the book is published,” Wayne said to me a year ago as he shared marketing ideas. Don’t think so, I thought. I’m working like crazy now writing it. And besides, I despise marketing. The day before Thanksgiving 2014, Sight in the Sandstorm: Jesus in His World and Mine was published.…

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Love/Hate: Writers on Writing

By Wayne | July 22, 2013 |

5 Writers Respond to Dorothy Parker On Writing’s Beloved Struggle The members of the Creative Writers Workshop were asked to view the image and write a quick, honest and heartfelt response.  At 100 words or less, they could edit this, if needed, but not over think it.  Here are the results — Typing is a…

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Sentiment on Sentimentality

By Wayne | June 23, 2013 |

The thunder boomed directly overhead interrupting the writers’ group. All five of us gasped, then fell stone silent before continuing with our review.  Soon, the severe thunderstorm played with the power, the electricity escaping each of three lights in succession before they came back to full brightness, went out again, then came back on.  The…

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