“$#!+,” writers say. Episode 8

Presenting episode 8 of Inside The Writers’ Studio, “$#!+,” writers say. It features lots of hilarious cameos by writers and fans of IWS, including NY Times bestselling author, Caroline Leavitt. Enjoy!!

Writer Stereotypes – Episode 7

Sometimes rats hibernate. Okay, we don’t know if REAL rats hibernate and we’re too lazy to Google. But sometimes Paper Rats hibernate. 2011 was a hibernation year for us. Alas, we’re back for 2012!

Allow us to present our newest episode of Inside The Writers’ Studio, Writer Stereotypes:

Free! Free! Novelist Gives Away Short Story Collection for a Limited Time

Craig Lancaster, author of 600 Hours of Edward and The Summer Son, answers some questions about his new short story collection, Quantum Physics and the Art of Departure, whose official release date is December 6, 2011. (Find out at the end of this interview how you can get a free e-copy right now.)

Madonna Hates Hydrangeas: SPOOF

Welcome to Episode 6. (And thank you for the inspiration, Madonna.)

Former Random House Author Self-Publishes Thriller that Views 9/11 from New Perspective

As self-publishing becomes an increasingly popular option for writers of all kinds (the good and the not so good, those who have tried the agent route and those who haven’t), there are those who continue to cling – and probably will for some time – to the idea that self-publishing is an avenue for the author whose work just isn’t good enough

Interview with author Normanda Whyte

Normanda Whyte writes regular columns for the Malaysian national daily, The Star, the Singapore national daily, The Straits Times, as well as features for numerous magazines including Women’s Weekly and Cleo.  Her work is syndicated globally

Interview with Indie Publishing’s April Hamilton and Zoe Winters

Once  looked down on as a path for the untalented, self-publishing (or independent/indie publishing) is becoming an increasingly more respectable way for authors to get their work into the public eye. Some have used it as a stepping stone to a “traditional” publishing deal, while others are content, even happy, to do-it-themselves. Some authors have even found