Happy Valentine’s Day! It’s a cold, blustery, snow-slushy day but today people of all ages will exchange cards, candy, flowers and gifts all in the name of Valentine’s Day. In this special edition of Bookmark This! we have Valentine’s Day facts, history, love songs, books, horrifying love lives, romantic…
Happy Friday everyone! Enjoy the writing tips and especially the funny video link at the end. 8 Steps to Starting a Writing Habit That Sticks Wish you had more time to write? I think we all have that wish. In this article writer Andrew DeYoung shares eight habits that…
Today is Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. A day that honors a man who used words to fight for equality. “This is not a black holiday; it is a people’s holiday,” said Coretta Scott King on the day the King Holiday Bill was signed into law on November 2,…
Are you writer? How do you know if you haven’t been “published” yet? In Amy Koko’s article, “What Being A Writer Requires” she goes through her thoughts of whether she can call herself a writer. You can feel her doubt from the actual question “Is it okay to call myself…
Exactly one week from today people will be exchanging gifts with friends and family. If you haven’t finished shopping for everyone on your gift list then you better hurry. However, if you are having trouble deciding on what to get the bibliophile in your life there is a plethora of…
Being a writer is fun, creative and very important. But sometimes it can be difficult, especially when you are trying to make money by writing. According to Welcome to the NEA: Or, How to Get Money for Writing Stuff on the Writer’s Relief website there may be a resource you…
Still deciding your Thanksgiving menu? Need some inspiration? Stop trolling cooking websites, channels, and cookbooks. Thanksgiving is a great time to turn to some famous authors and try one of their recipes, like these 12 Thanksgiving Recipes. These mouth watering recipes will not only be a great addition to your…
Putting pen to paper to write a short story, personal essay, or poetry can be just hard as writing a novel. For those who write the latter, it’s even more difficult to get them submitted to literary magazines and journals. Writer’s Relief tells you how to “Cast a Wide Net:…
We are one week in to National Novel Writing Month. How many words have you put down on paper? If you are closer to zero than 50,000 then the official website for National Novel Writing Month is a great place to help you get you over the hump. It’s a…
There are two questions that we may never know the answer to: How many licks does it take to get to the center of a Tootsie Pop? and How many copies does it take to be an Amazon Bestseller? Amazon does not provide information on how many unit sales it…
