Xlibris Celebrates Poetry Month, Launches Flash Fiction Contest

Nearly two decades ago, the largest membership-based nonprofit organization Academy of American Poets founded April as the National Poetry Month. The celebration is considered the world’s largest, with “schools, publishers, libraries, booksellers, and poets celebrating poetry’s vital place in culture.” The 1996-inaugurated event was inspired by other national celebrations, including Black History Month in February […]

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Apr
15

Copyright Issues To Consider in Self-Publishing

by Thomas McKinley

As a self-published author, you own the rights to your book. You are technically the publisher, and thus take legal responsibility over your work. Paul Rapp, an American lawyer specializing in intellectual property rights, sounds the alarm on copyright issues that self-published authors need to bear in mind before signing off on their manuscript. He […]

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Apr
02

Xlibris Flash Fiction Writing Contest Mechanics

by Thomas McKinley

Xlibris Turns 18 and We Want YOU To Celebrate with Us! You are invited to join the party by sharing with us your story in exactly 18 words! Write down your original flash fiction story on the Xlbris Facebook page, and we’ll pick the entry that says a lot in just a few words. Show […]

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Mar
31

Xlibris Author Suzy J Brown Shows the Road to the Best ‘Orgasm’ Ever

by Thomas McKinley

Don’t take it at face value, warns Xlibris Author Suzy J Brown on her book On the Road to the Best Orgasm Ever. The title may strike you as another novel riding on a wave of today’s erotic fiction boom. The up-and-coming Xlibris author sets the record straight as she talks about her controversial debut […]

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Mar
30

Your Guide To Flash Fiction Writing

by Thomas McKinley

Greek philosopher Pythagoras imparted these wise words: Do not say a little in many words but a great deal in a few. Who would have thought his words would presage the popularity of snappy, Twitter-style brevity in today’s social media culture, alas, brimming with excessive outburst from netizens? Flash fiction is the Twitter of literature, with word count ranging […]