January 6, 2018
The Perils and Pleasures of Making Questionable Decisions
By Simone Malcolm
Q&A with author Christine Sneed
Ten years in the making, award-winning author Christine Sneed delves into the human condition in The Virginity of Famous Men; which is a collection of short stories about “both the perils and pleasures of making questionable decisions and then figuring out to live in the aftermath of these decisions.”
As this year’s CWA Book of The Year Award winner for Traditional Fiction, CWA chatted with Sneed about…
January 6, 2018
The Struggles of IVF
Q&A with author Nadine Kenney Johnstone
By Simone Malcolm
Finding out that you are not able to conceive naturally is probably one of the hardest things a woman has to hear. The road to trying to have a baby can be difficult for a lot of married couples; with procedures like IVF (in-vitro fertilization), the road should become less…
January 3, 2018
9 Marketing Tools to Build a Social Media Presence
As 2018 arrives, social media feeds promise to get more crowded
Disha Dinesh
The ‘noise’ on social media has got marketers focused on increasing reach and engagement, and marketing tools form a critical part of that exercise. Marketing tools can provide insights into audience preferences and traffic generation that you can use to create better content and marketing strategy for social…
December 9, 2017
CWA’s Holiday Gift Guide for 2017
Top 12 Gifts for Scribes and Creative Professionals
“Tis the season to be jolly!” And there’s no better way to spread a little holiday cheer than through thoughtful gift giving over the upcoming weeks.
With this in mind, here is our timely gift guide for creative writers and those who love them.
Choose one or a…
November 13, 2017
Increase Your Odds for Success at NANOWRIMO
NANOWRIMO Tips, Techniques and Tools
Whether you're a neophyte or a seasoned scribe, NANOWRIMO can be a bit challenging to say the least. Completing 50,000 words in a month's time requires discipline, diligence, time management and laser-like focus. To increase your odds for success, we've assembled some of the best how-tos…
October 28, 2017
Literary Successes with Custom Printed Labels
Marcie Hill
Authors, have any of the following things ever happened to you after publishing your book?
- Your book receives a positive review from a prestigious source.
- Your book wins a literary award.
- You, or your book, are featured or mentioned on a talk show, YouTube channel, publication or…
October 12, 2017
3 Key Reasons Your Blog Needs a Media Kit
Can you tell me how much it costs to take out an ad at your site?”
asked a publisher in Arizona back in April. Unfortunately, like many bloggers who blog as a labor of love, I never gave serious consideration to earning pay for my say. Not until then.…
August 15, 2017
How to Build a Loyal Twitter Following
Guest Post by Disha Dinesh
Why choose Twitter as your primary social platform? Well, Twitter is the only platform where you can initiate a conversation with just about anybody within seconds, be it the POTUS or your long lost cousin (provided she’s on Twitter, of course). This inclusivity makes the social media platform an…
July 28, 2017
Pics from CWA’s 5th Annual Summer Social with IWPA
Here are a few pics from CWA's 5th Annual Summer Social with IWPA. If you know the people in the pics, share the link to this post with them.
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June 12, 2017
Midwest Book Review
Q&A Interview With Jim Cox
by Shelby Londyn Heath
Q. Jim, you started Midwest Book Review in 1976. That is over forty years ago. Why do you think Midwest Book Review has been so successful?
A. The three key elements to the success of the Midwest Book Review are:
- We always provide authors or their publishers with a…
