The more I think about this 'distance' in "The Odyssey," the more I sense it is exactly as the movie should have felt. Having never read Homer's epic (Be kind... I didn't discover books till I was in my teens, then started working and raising a family at 20), I only knew the broad outlines of the story, as picked up from cultural references.
Walking A Tightrope (Without a Net)
While it’s true that not all authors share the same goals when they embark on their journey, enough commonalities exist for every author to face the same challenges. Publishing, covers, editing, and marketing are all functions that must be addressed in one way or another. This, in turn, means resources must be allocated, whether it’s time or, for many of you, cash.
Dead Girls, Zombies, and Survival Chaos: The Wild Ride of “If We Survive the Night” by Jo Salazar
If you binge The Walking Dead for the slow-burn character turmoil, or you love messy, morally gray protagonists, this book was basically written for you. Think Girl, Interrupted, except they’re dodging zombies and trust issues.
C. L. Sonnier and the World Beneath Under Martian Moons
What happens when a writer stops running from the dark and starts mining it for gold? For C. L. Sonnier, the answer is a debut dystopian sci-fi novel that hits closer to home than most readers will expect.
In the Hand of Dante
The film's premise is audacious: a handwritten copy of Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy, hidden for centuries in a Vatican cellar, resurfaces in the modern world, and immediately becomes the obsession of the New York mob. The manuscript passes through thieves, priests, and killers, eventually landing in the hands of Nick Tosches, a writer recruited to verify its authenticity, who finds the document pulling him into something far larger than a transaction.
From Page to Screen — A Look at Julia Whelan’s Bestselling Romance, My Oxford Year, and Its Netflix Adaptation
This is the story of Ella Duran, who has dreamed of studying at Oxford since she was a girl, and she’s finally there on a Rhodes scholarship, studying English language and literature from 1830 to 1914. But Oxford isn’t her only commitment; she still has a career back in America in politics, with a chance to be the education consultant on a junior senator’s presidential campaign, which she plans to do remotely before flying home the moment her Oxford year ends. The plan unravels when she meets her tutor, Jamie Davenport, and falls into a relationship that forces her to weigh the future she’s spent her whole life chasing against the one she didn’t see coming.
A Changing Environment: The Indie Publishing Quality Crisis
A seismic shift has impacted the publishing industry over the last few years, with traditionally published books now accounting for only 13-25% of new titles. While these figures vary by genre and region, and publishing houses still retain an advantage for print books, the repercussions for the industry cannot be ignored.
Voices of the Divine Feminine: Meet The Book of the Goddess Author Amber Hamilton Devlin
There's something special about a book that begins with grief and ends up as a love letter to the divine feminine. That's exactly the journey author Amber Hamilton Devlin took us on with her debut novel, The Book of the Goddess — and we went over an interview transcript with her to talk about the story, the goddesses who inhabit it, and the life that shaped it all.
State of the Industry: An Overview
Congratulations. You just finished your manuscript (or maybe are considering writing one) and are on your way to becoming an author. Perhaps dreams of publishing contracts and a life as a full-time writer are your goals, where the novels you write generate enough sales to sustain your lifestyle. Maybe you’ll succeed, but it may be wise to step back and take a realistic look at the (literary) world you are hoping to become a part of.
The Book-Reader Buying Cycle: A Strategic Framework for Authors in the Modern Publishing Landscape
Every product has a buyer. Every buyer has a journey. In the consumer goods world, marketers have long relied on the Product-Consumer Buying Cycle, a structured map of how a stranger becomes a loyal customer, from the first flicker of awareness to the passionate endorsement of a brand advocate.