Empowering Unsung Women in History
Someone asked me recently what I believed to be the difference between an author and a writer, and which I considered myself. First of all, let me say that whether or not you are an author is not determined by whether or not you are published. It’s more subtle than that. On the Internet, it… Continue reading Writers vs. Authors
By Valerie Taylor Lately I’ve had counting on my mind. Whether it’s the number of daily COVID-19 cases, the number of paper towels I use in a day as I try to ration what’s in short supply, or the days until What’s Not Said (She Writes Press), my debut novel, is released on September 15,… Continue reading On Becoming a Statistic
(First published on Paper Lantern Writers blog, September 2020) Since I began teaching in 1997, autumn meant back to school and September. Even as the school year’s opening day creeped into mid-August, September meant autumn. The school library displayed books like Fall Leaves Fall!, For the Love of Autumn, Awesome Autumn, and Fletcher and the… Continue reading Autumn Reading
Let me start by encouraging you to actually write a customer review of whatever book you’re reading. It’s a fact that a very small percentage of Amazon book sales get reviewed by the customer. Although Amazon continually updates its mysterious algorithm, it remains true that the more reviews a book receives the more visible it… Continue reading An Author’s Advice on Writing Amazon Reviews
First published on PaperLanternWriters.com in March 2020 Everyone knows that the written word is powerful. A wide variety of examples exist that prove it. As an author of historical fiction, I have found primary sources to be the most powerful written word in research. One of my most precious possessions is a journal begun by… Continue reading The Power of the Written Word
