One way of working for change is to voice your perspective, to write about it. It is true that the voices heard most loudly are those of people in power, and they may use their loud voices to convince others of the perspective that benefits them, and might even convince others to act against their own self-interest. But sometimes writers who write outside of their personal experience expose the wrong-doings of people in power.
Tag: writing
Publish During a Pandemic?
Posted by Maura On April 5, 2020
Words are Contagious: Call for Submissions
Posted by Maura On April 5, 2020
One way of working for change is to voice your perspective, to write about it. It is true that the voices heard most loudly are those of people in power, and they may use their loud voices to convince others of the perspective that benefits them, and might even convince others to act against their own self-interest. But sometimes writers who write outside of their personal experience expose the wrong-doings of people in power.
Traveling in Books: Appropriation in Literature: Who are you to write about that?
Posted by Maura On March 11, 2020
One way of working for change is to voice your perspective, to write about it. It is true that the voices heard most loudly are those of people in power, and they may use their loud voices to convince others of the perspective that benefits them, and might even convince others to act against their own self-interest. But sometimes writers who write outside of their personal experience expose the wrong-doings of people in power.
Traveling in Books: NetGalley Reviews
Posted by Maura On February 2, 2020
NetGalley can be used both pre- and post-publication. Around 500,000 reviewers and media professionals worldwide use the site to discover new books.
Traveling in Books: Street Date
Posted by Maura On January 15, 2020
A street date is the date a book is for sale and delivered to the reader. It is the date that books that havae been pre-ordered will make it through the distribution stream. It is when your book says, “Hello, world!”
Traveling in Books: Author Blogs
Posted by Maura On January 8, 2020
Making the right choice on how to create and host your author website can be a tough decision.
Traveling in Books: Climbing the Marketing Mountain
Posted by Maura On December 4, 2019
Writing a book is a lot like climbing a mountain.