Felicia Low-Jimenez and Adan Jimenez (A.J. Low), co-authors of the Singaporean middle-grade book series Sherlock Sam , both grew up reading a lot of mystery books such as Nancy Drew and The Famous 5 . When they were presented with an opportunity to write...

There are many ways to market a book. One technique to include in your book marketing mix is public speaking. Bestselling author and speaker, John U. Bacon, shares why it's helpful to use speaking to promote your book. Bacon says that speaking is a...

The Midwest Writer's Workshop recently celebrated it's 50th year as an organization with a day of free panels and workshops for writers. Assistant Director Leah McNaughton Lederman says the organization's goal is to unite writers and provide a thriving...

Writing amazing content is only a step toward being published. Actually submitting your work to a journal, publisher, or agent tends to result in a myriad of roadblocks. Submitting query letters is difficult work that requires trial and error and knowledge...

Inspired by the saying in Vonnegut's novel Slaughterhouse-Five , the Kurt Vonnegut Museum and Library's yearly literary journal So It Goes released its fifth issue in 2017. The project was initially started when the foundation received some last minute...

In one of his last interviews, Kurt Vonnegut showed his humility when he stated that he "considered himself lucky to have found an audience”. Kurt Vonnegut Museum and Library founder and CEO, Julia Whitehead, believes Vonnegut's humility was one of...

In one of his last interviews, Kurt Vonnegut showed his humility when he stated that he "considered himself lucky to have found an audience”. Kurt Vonnegut Museum and Library founder and CEO, Julia Whitehead, believes Vonnegut's humility was one of...

Inspired by the saying in Vonnegut's novel Slaughterhouse-Five , the Kurt Vonnegut Museum and Library's yearly literary journal So It Goes released its fifth issue in 2017. The project was initially started when the foundation received some last minute...

Most writers wonder how they can get an endorsement from a celebrity. If we re-evaluate the term “celebrity,” you may be surprised how easy it is to get celebrity endorsements. After all what makes celebrities “celebrated” is the extent to which they...