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Have We Been Professionally Forsaken? by Yolanda M. Johnson-Bryant Remember the days of old when professionalism was an automatic notion? Where have those days gone? You know what I’m talking about, the days where in spite of one’s differences, manners were a must. Can this old art form be recovered? I was flabbergasted during a [...]
The Author Press Kit by Yolanda M. Johnson-Bryant Marketing is very importing to an author, so it goes without saying that every author should have a professional press kit in their possession. Obtaining and building a press kit is not that difficult, but can range anywhere from low priced to high priced. If you are [...]
I’ve been writing for several years now, and I constantly hear people make the same statement over and over again; “I have a story to tell, but I don’t know where to start.†My advice is usually not to make it a bigger deal than it has to be. If you have a story, just [...]
Meet Literary Crime Fighter, John A. Wooden Interviewed by Yolanda M. Johnson-Bryant I had the pleasure of meeting the “crime fighter” in 2006.  Please find below my recent mini-interview with Mr. Wooden. Also, read the reviews for his two novels on The Author’s Hidewaway and also at Literary Wonders! 1. It seems that your books are [...]
I got the inspiration to write this article in regards to a conversation that a few people, including myself had on a Facebook post. Someone responded to a RAWSISTAZ post regarding websites. And a respondent asked, in my words not hers, “what if your domain name is taken?†I, along with Tee C. Royal, gave [...]
In a recent friendly banter with a fellow writer, the topic of punctuation was the root of conversation. We debated whether or not punctuation rules call for one space or two spaces after a period or other punctuation mark. I knew I had heard some time ago that it was no longer required to input [...]
Ahh. What a joy to hear the sounds of little ones getting up at the crack of dawn as they brush their teeth, take their baths and showers and eat their vitamin fortified breakfasts. It’s school time again. Scraaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaatch. Okay let’s get real here for a minute. Gone are the days that you slept in [...]
It’s no secret that marketing your written work can cost a lot of money, but the truth is, it really doesn’t have to. The Internet is full of marketing avenues and many of them are free. Who doesn’t have a Facebook, MySpace or Twitter account? What about Skype or LinkedIn? If you don’t have one; [...]
I recently cleaned my office and I came across some things that gave me inspiration in my early years of writing. I don’t remember who gave me this particular piece and there is no specified author, so for the time being we’ll just call the author unknown. A negative attitude toward yourself as a writer [...]
