The Best Baby Books: A Treasury of Ideas For Writers & Readers
The Best Baby Books: A Treasury of Ideas For Writers & Readers This list of best selling books and the best baby books is the product of an extensive survey into infants' development and "reading" preferences. It is a useful guide if you're

The Top 10 Jazz Books
Reggie Nadelson's top 10 jazz books From Toni Morrison to Roddy Doyle, the novelist picks the titles that really make this subject swing Reggie Nadelson guardian.co.uk, Wednesday 18 May 2011 16.26 BST Detail from photograph of Dizzy Gillespie i

Do Agents frown on Self-published authors?
Hi all. If an author decides to self-publish, therefore self-markets their works, do agents frown on such a thing? If so, why?

Short Story Writers Wanted
I am putting together a collection of short stories written by new, undiscovered authors. My idea is to put around 10 or so stories together in a kindle release. Any revenue would be shared equally. I am able to get the cover designed for free

PHR WRITERS MALL TOUR
WHAT: BOOK SIGNING WHEN: SEPTEMBER 24, 2011 WHERE: SM CITY CALAMBA

South Carolina Writers Conference
I saw this announcement in the Southern Scribe newsletter and thought maybe there might be a few people here who might be interested: The 21st Annual Writers Workshop, sponsored by the Foothills Writers Guild, will be held March 26-27, 2010 at

Top Twenty horror writers
At least here is one guy's list: http://www.mania.com/top-20-greatest-horror-writers-alltime_article_113153.html I like it... It's well thought out and balances the classic and modern authors in a thoughtful way, IMO For Shiney: John Skipp gets a

Do you prefer real books or e-books?
Now, I love to read. Mind you, due to the economic circumstances I like to call: "Having an outrageously high rent", I can't often purchase new books. However, I have quite a collection of older books and read them all regularly. I just love reading,

UPCOMING PHR WRITERS MALL TOUR
WHAT: PHR Writers Mall Tour WHEN: November 5, 2011 WHERE: SM City Fairview

What's your best advice for new writers?
Yesterday, I was a guest on Mark David Gerson's Blogtalk radio show at Red River Writers called "The Muse and You." http://www.blogtalkradio.com/redRiverWritersLive/2009/07/29/Red-River-Writers-Live-The-Muse-You My half hour went by without

Directors' Deal May End Writers' Strike
Directors' Deal May End Writers' Strike Check your calendars. The writers' strike, which has all but paralyzed Hollywood for the past eight weeks, may be over by the time Punxsutawney Phil checks his shadow Feb. 2—maybe earlier. That's because the

What is the difference between fact and fiction?
Shelagh got me thinking when she contrasted her work with that of her husband’s in another tread. 'Possibility' is not one of the differences between fact and fiction because fact is often more incredible than fiction. I don’t think 'imagination' is eithe

Writers Wanted: NEW GIRL IN TOWN
This is an ongoing project. The premise of the comic is basically, Rhonda gets upstaged by a new girl who moves into town and starts going to PS 118. She's Rhonda's polar opposite in terms of appearance, and has much more stuff to show off, flashier

Storytellers versus Writers versus Authors
This business of writing is a unique. Is it an art or is it a skill? Is it a natural talent or can it be learned? In my humble opinion there are storytellers, writers and authors. Storytellers are like the untrained natural athlete. They have tha

Writers AMuse Me - The Publishing House!!!
Yes, I know that's the name of a thread in Breaking the Block, but it is now, more importantly, a new e-magazine that has been created by the Admins of The Writers Block. It is a copyrighted publication that accepts submissions, and is intended to give