Across the Board

Is there anything better than a shiny new book cover? Especially when it's YOUR shiny new book cover? Whether you're traditionall...

Who loves #bookstagram? *Raises hand.* I stalk a lot of bookstagrammers over on Instagram. Like, a lot. The bookish love. The bookish ph...

Your novel has been edited within an inch of its life, gone through to your critique partners and developmental editor, been edited some mo...

I was walking my dogs the other day and the neighbor kid came out to tell me he was burning his English papers. I think he told me this...

Show of hands - who here has filled out a character interview sheet before they start writing? I definitely have not - yet. But I've ...

I don't know a single person alive who's enjoyed every book they've read. I know a lot of people who try really hard to like...

I'm taking a class this month, WRITE BETTER FASTER, taught by Becca Syme on www.margielawson.com. So far, it focuses on the psycholog...

Authors who love doing marketing raise your hands? Anyone? Anyone?? I feel like a lot of my posts here at Across the Board are about ma...

Full disclaimer #1 : I don't know if other genres do the whole #TeaserTuesday thing on social media like the romance genre does. I re...

I saw a post on Facebook yesterday from a writer friend looking for name suggestions for a character. She gave a few details about the ch...

My new book, A BRIT ON THE SIDE , releases a week from today! Cue all of the flails -- and the to-do list! Here's a peek at mine: 1....

I saw the preview for Bridget Jones's Baby the other day, which looks like a fab movie for a girl's day out -- and completely diff...

As readers, there's always the risk of ailments we'll suffer. The book hangover, one more chapter syndrome , the ugly cry , spoiler...