Recently, I joined my good friend Peter Monkey and his human, Stacy Shreves for coffee to learn more about their experiences with ARC reading. Peter is an engaging little fellow with a very expressive face. He’s a big fan of books in general, although I have occasionally suspected that he enjoys looking at the pictures more than reading the words.
When I was quite little. Perhaps 6 or 7 years old. I remember Valerie opening the top drawer of her writing desk, pulling out a lined piece of paper, and writing something down. “What is that?” I asked.
Indie Author Day in Buffalo at the Central Library was an incredible day filled with learning, excitement, and hope that everyone's ideas will make it to print. This year the event expanded into the afternoon and in addition to speakers all morning, they had small group chats in the afternoon and over 80 tables featuring local authors, editors, and experts.
Famously, Stephen King declared himself “a member of a fairly select group: the final handful of American novelists who learned to read and write before they learned to eat a daily helping of video bullshit.”