In addition to using a pen name for different genres or to keep your fictional persona separate from your real-life, there are other reasons someone might choose to write under a nom de plume.
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‘Killing Ghosts’- You don’t have to be haunted forever.
Reading the Foreward to Allie Gravitt’s Killing Ghosts was all it took to know I needed to own this book: There comes a time when you have to kill your ghosts, but in order to do that you have to face them. You have to look at the ugly parts of yourself and your world….
Submissions are now open for the first ever Moms Who Write anthology!
It’s time. We’ve discussed this forever. But submissions are finally open for the first ever Moms Who Write anthology! Our friends at Our Galaxy Publishing have been a huge support from the beginning and will be alongside us as we build something beautiful. All of the proceeds will be donated to the Imagination Library. If…
Crafting a synopsis that MOVES
The Basics of Writing a Book Synopsis What is a synopsis? Writing a book synopsis is different than writing a blurb. A blurb seeks to intrigue, to create questions and curiosity in a potential reader. The synopsis serves an opposite purpose; it answers all the questions and proves that there is more to your story….
‘Of Songs and Saltwater’ is a magical retelling of a classic fairytale
It’s been a while since I’ve been as excited to read a book as I was to read Of Songs and Saltwater, and author Heather Carter did not disappoint. The story is a retelling of The Little Mermaid, but with a genderbent twist. Fivrial is a redheaded siren who dreams of the human world… or…
Write what you know—and love
I can’t count the number of times I have seen new writers ask for advice on where to start, and get even more confused when someone says, “Write what you know.” That combination of words means everything—and nothing.