Use a real camera — or a real photographer — for your author head shot.
If an editor or publisher asks you for a photo, it’s natural these days to point your phone at yourself and snap.
But it’s also natural to hate how you look in a selfie, especially your nose.
Rather than blame the camera, some people find fault with their nose. Yet instead of … Continue reading
How do you find writing ideas?
A month ago when I visited the barbershop, I needed ideas for the magazine I’d just begun editing. But that wasn’t my reason for visiting. I needed a haircut.
In less than an hour I had my haircut. But I also had a great idea for an article for the Model A Ford magazine. How did I find it? By listening.
As my barber was finishing, another longtime client … Continue reading
What makes your cast memorable?
Saturday, I brought home a short piece of railroad track — because of a novelist.
The previous weekend, my wife and I spent time with a friend we knew because her late husband and I belonged to a book collectors’ group. As she works to find new homes for the items in his collection, she keeps discovering ones that leave her mystified.