Signs of Positive Change for Reviews of Self-Published Books

book reviewerAs Suw Charman-Anderson recently wrote in her article, “New York Times Reviews Self-Published Book” on Forbes.com, “If there’s one thing every self-published author yearns for, it’s to be reviewed alongside traditionally published books. ” While she goes on to say that “for most that’s a dream that is unlikely to come true,” that just may be changing. Read more →

The Life of Charles Knowlton: A Must Read Biography

Who is an amazing man from the 19th century too many people don’t know about? Charles Knowlton. Now more will, thanks to this excellent biography, An Infidel Body-Snatcher and the Fruits of his Philosophy: The Life of Charles Knowlton by Dan Allosso.

Knowlton was an influential member of the freethinker and social reformer community in the 19th century…  Read more →

Thinking About Writing an eBook?

These days, many people think that writing an eBook is much easier than a traditional book. Not so. An eBook can be shorter than a traditional book, but not necessarily so. Even if it is shorter, it has to be tighter.  Streamlining content to be as tight as possible is a real art. Read more →

Review of the New Memoir, Confessions of a Childfree Woman

confessionsConfessions of a Childfree Woman fills a needed niche of nonfiction writings on having no children by choice. Marcia Drut-Davis’ memoir gives us an up close and personal story from who we don’t hear enough from in the childfree community – the elder childfree. And she tells us has an unforgettable story about her appearance on 60 MinutesRead more →