Edith and the Mysterious StrangerLinda Weaver ClarkeAmerican Book Publishing (2008)ISBN 9781589824690Reviewed by Wendy Cleveland for Reader Views (6/08)Edith and the Mysterious Stranger centers around the Roberts family living in the Wild West of Bear Lake, Idaho. Melinda is about to have a baby with her husband, Gilbert, but has found out that she needs to be bedridden for the remainder of her pre...

B.T. (Bridget) Lenox will interviewed by Sarah Moore on Writers in the Sky Podcast this coming Friday. Bridget is the author of the novel Beyond the Border--an alternative look at illegal immigration programs and the politicians that initiate them. Author BioB. T. Lenox grew up with two brothers in the suburbs of southeast San Diego where Mexicans worked both legally and illegally for neighbors and...

by Penny C. SansevieriOne of the biggest questions I get from authors is "I have a blog but how do I get people to it?" Well, first off, you want to keep blogging, but there are other things you can do too and we'll discuss two of the most powerful ones here.If you've spent any kind of time online you've probably heard the terms: tag or social bookmarking. But what*exactly do these terms mean?If yo...

Lavinia E. Lewis is either 164 years old, or she's interred someplace else. I paused for quite a while after finding this old graveyard on a hike through deep woods.That got me thinking about the impact of punctuation on words. Consider:A woman, without her man, is nothing.A woman: without her, man is nothing.Pardon, impossible to be sent to prison.Pardon impossible, to be sent to prison.My mind dr...

Those who are looking for advice on starting a freelance business, may find this article titled "A Freelancer's Survival Guide" interesting: http://tinyurl.com/67awyq. Even though it deals with all types of freelancing, it is very applicable to freelance writing.You may want to forward the link or add the article to your social networking sites such as facebook, del.icio.us, Digg, Twitter, MySpace...