Xlibris Publishing| Good News Summer 2017

by Thomas McKinley

Xlibris Publishing| Good News Summer 2017

Xlibris Publishing celebrates the season of Summer with Good News of new stories from Xlibris authors old and new. Spend your time beneath the hot, summer sun enjoying a variety of books, ranging from biographies, to fiction, to personal guides.   Reverend David Fly guides readers along his own journey from a twelve-year-old stand up […]

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Xlibris Writing Tips| Resources for Authors II: Nature

by Thomas McKinley

Xlibris Writing Tips| 4 Nature Writing Resources

In this entry of Resources for Authors, Xlibris Publishing presents resources about the natural world and it inhabitants. Nature has long been one of the most powerful influences on writing and art. For millennia people have been fascinated with the natural world and the creatures dwelling within it. The power and majesty of nature inspired […]

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Xlibris Writing Tips| Resources for Authors I

by Thomas McKinley

Resources for Authors

Xlibris Publishing knows that one of the most important things an author must do is research. Research can provide grounding, depth, and nuance to a writer’s work. Resources for Authors seeks to introduce authors to a variety of books that can be used as research sources for authors’ writing. To an author writing about or […]

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Xlibris Writing Tips| Rounding Up Your Characters

by Thomas McKinley

Rounding Up Your Characters

With Season 7 of Game of Thrones about to start, Xlibris Publishing thought it appropriate to discuss characters — specifically, how to handle having a large cast of characters.   It is not uncommon for stories, particularly those with large scope and scale, to feature large casts of characters. Classical examples include the celebrated Russian […]

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Xlibris Author| Bill McDonald, Walking on a Moonbeam

by Thomas McKinley

Xlibris Author| Bill McDonald, Walking on a Moonbeam

Xlibris Publishing introduces Bill McDonald, author Walking on a Moonbeam.   Walking on a Moonbeam is my first book It is a collection of poems written during my career as an engineer/scientist working in the United States space and national defense programs.  The poems were written based on my personal life experiences and are organized […]

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