Suz Korb is a writer whose first published work of fiction was for the Boston Literary Magazine in 2010. It won a place in the Spring issue as the top story, launching her fiction writing career. She is now a British/American author…
Yearly Archives: 2015
MAILING LISTS: Why Authors Need Them, How To Build One (It’s Pretty Simple!)
Originally posted on DAN ALATORRE:
Your humble host. We all know there are dozens of things we’re supposed to be doing as authors in addition to writing. We talk about it here all the time. One of the important items…
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My First Reviews
I haven’t yet undergone the baptism-by-fire of dealing with a trollish one-star review (although I’ve been assured this is an eventual certainty), but I have received four excellent reviews so far, two four-stars and two five. I was pretty much…
Tagged with: book reviews, Cathleen Townsend, Dragon Hoard and Other Tales of Faerie
Posted in My Books
Posted in My Books
The Story Behind Dragon Hoard
This is a reblog of a post by the lovely, helpful Suz Korb. Most books have a story-behind-the-story, and mine is no exception. This collection has its roots in an event that happened when I was a young girl. Read…
Author Interview with Jill Hand
Jill is one of the co-authors in Thinkerbeat’s anthology, The Art of Losing, just released. Her story The Shop of Lost Things was even up on Thinkerbeat the same month as my piece, so it’s almost like we’re in the…
Tagged with: Jill Hand, The Art of Losing, The Blue Horse, The Shop of Lost Things, Thinkerbeat
Posted in Author Interviews
Posted in Author Interviews
Fairy Tales and Fables
Today’s post is a reblog of a fabulous piece by Hunter Jones. Okay, I’m biased because I write fairy tales, but I absolutely agree that folklore touches the place where broken dreams lie. To me, they have always represented hope.…
14 Stages of Self-Publishing
Decide you’re finally going to publish. Besides, Amazon says it’s easy. Spend a week trying to figure out how to get Scrivener to work so you can convert your files. Buy the Dummy book and discover you need one for…
Tagged with: Amazon, Cathleen Townsend, CreateSpace, formatting files, Goodreads, self-publishing, Smashwords
Posted in Publishing
Posted in Publishing
I’m Published
I’m sitting here trying to sort out the complex mix of elation/fear/relief/anxiety. The surge of it is quite a potent thing, and it completely overwhelmed me. I managed to go see Mockingjay tonight, and that’s about it. I have an actual…
Suiko and the Puzzle Box–A Children’s Play
This review is a change of pace–a play instead of a novel. I’ve written one play for a pageant, and it’s a lot harder than you’d think. And as a former teacher, I appreciate that it has enough parts that…
Tagged with: Cathleen Townsend, children's play, Stephanie Hunter Nisbet, Suiko and the Puzzle Box
Posted in Book Reviews
Posted in Book Reviews
Cathleen Townsend 