NaNoWriMo kicks off in November

by Thomas McKinley

Can you whip up a novel in 30 days? That’s the challenge of the annual National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo). Organizers of this 30-day writing challenge call it “a fun, seat-of-your-pants approach to creative writing” and reminds every aspiring novelist that “the world needs your novel.” In an interview from online news website SFGate, NaNoWriMo […]

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Authors Give Thumbs Up to Self-Publishing

by Thomas McKinley

Self-publishing has been a game changer in what was once an exclusive industry. Authors need not wait to be discovered for their knack for writing nor be given a rejection slip and suffer a bruised ego. Many self-published authors have expressed their support for the increasingly popular non-traditional publishing means. In her Huffington Post blog […]

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Author James Compton’s Book Series Expands to Toy Figure Line

by Thomas McKinley

A toy company has created a toy line inspired by the Cat-Boy series, written by Xlibris author James Compton. These toy figurines were recently shown in an international toy exhibit in Chicago. This achievement coincides with the series’ fifth year anniversary. Also known as Michael Morgan, James Compton is one of Xlibris’ accomplished authors. The […]

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