Writing Tips from Ursula Le Guin

by Thomas McKinley

While she is known for her bestselling sci-fi and fantasy novels, Ursula K. Le Guin’s writing advice on good writing is nothing short of practical: There are no recipes. The award-winning, prolific American author, who is getting on in years but remains ageless in wisdom, has offered an online writing workshop called Navigating the Ocean […]

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Author Scribe I Am Tells the Birth of His Story – Part 3

by Thomas McKinley

Discover more of Scribe I Am and his sci-fi novel as he imparts how his story started here on the Xlibris Blog. Taking you to unexplored realms The series of shall take the reader across mindboggling locales from the decaying civilization on Earth to the homeworld of the Galamarr race, the legendary fortress world of […]

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9 Reclusive Writers in History – Part 2

by Thomas McKinley

In her book, Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking, American author and lecturer Susan Cain disputes our modern society’s bias against introverts. She makes a case for productive introvert-extrovert collaborations and mentions the partnership of Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs in transforming Apple to the iconic company that it […]

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Author Scribe I Am Tells the Birth of His Story – Part 1

by Thomas McKinley

Xlibris author Scribe I Am had put his story on the back burner but his writer alter ego talked him into writing again. True to his name, Scribe I Am is writing personified. The scribe graces the Xlbiris Blog with his eloquent writing presence as he reveals the beginning of his sci-fi novel Terrah Damnation. […]

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