Wake up writers!
By ZAYNAH QUTUBUDDIN I love being in an MFA program where I get to discuss plot and character development and the literary merit of my fellow students’ works. It’s absolutely wonderful having a...
View ArticleOff the beaten publishing path
By ZAYNAH QUTUBUDDIN Let’s say you’ve been slaving over a novel for years, dreaming of the day of publication and imagining the cover image splashed across the front page of The New York Times as a...
View ArticleBack to the days of Dickens
By ZAYNAH QUTUBUDDIN I’ve been a little pessimistic about ereaders. I can’t help it. I’m a writer. The idea of having my words sold digitally instead of physically, especially at the deep discount...
View ArticleFifteen minutes of writer’s fame
By ZAYNAH QUTUBUDDIN Do you want to be a best-selling author? You do? Well, here’s how! Just write your novel, upload it to Amazon’s self-publishing program, drop the price to ninety-nine cents, and...
View ArticleWatch TV, read more: Book commercials
In the past several weeks, I’ve noticed some interesting commercials. I haven’t seen them during popular sitcom time slots or in between daytime dramas. Honestly, I couldn’t tell you what the pattern...
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