Some authors write with a playlist blaring in the background. Others prefer a monastic cone of silence. Is it earbuds or earplugs for the Chicks? And if it’s the former, what’s the soundtrack to their writing success? Continue reading “Silence, or Singing? What We Listen To When We Write”
As the year winds down, awards season heats up. And since I’ve yet to be approached about becoming a member of the Academy—nor have I ever voted in the People’s Choice Awards, despite my being clearly qualified as a Person—I’ve created my own awards. Herewith, the Cooper’s Choice Awards. The envelope, please….
There’s plenty of good advice out there about how to succeed at NaNoWriMo. Here’s your handy guide to how it could all go down if you’re not careful. Continue reading How Not To Win NaNoWriMo
So, a funny thing happens when you start a blog. Well, several funny things happen, but one of them is spam comments. After we’d been doing this a few weeks, I noticed that WordPress had been sequestering them in their own special spam folder, so I decided to take a look to make sure none of our readers’ comments had been put there by mistake. Continue reading “Spam-o-Rama: Our non-readers speak!”
