About a month ago I noticed a Krispy Kreme store being built only three miles from my house. Yay! It wasn’t opened yet, though. Boo!…
Bobbie ChristmasDecember 6, 2017
The Zebra Communications Blog
Company news & random thoughts
Writers write. What do we write about? With nonfiction writers like me, every bump in the road, every event in our lives, feels as though it…
Bobbie ChristmasAugust 21, 2017
Those of us who write have been either blatantly or subtly influenced by someone, whether a writer, a teacher, a relative, or a friend. I…
Bobbie ChristmasFebruary 27, 2017
The story of Bruce Bird must now be told. I see him aging and having difficulty moving around his cage. He has stopped eating the…
Bobbie ChristmasJuly 11, 2016
I’m always impressed with fiction writers. Not only must their word choice and word order be correct, but they must also conjure up stories with…
Bobbie ChristmasJuly 1, 2016
Questions from real writers, just like you; answers from Book Doctor Bobbie Christmas Q: I haven’t a clue about how to promote my book on radio,…
Bobbie ChristmasMay 3, 2016
What is the difference between dialect and vernacular? Mostly it is readability, but also the decision to write in dialect versus vernacular can reflect poorly…
Bobbie ChristmasMarch 27, 2016
After I moved to metro Atlanta in 1992, I started a new tradition in my family: Christmas Day at the Christmas House. For days in…
Bobbie ChristmasDecember 27, 2015
“Logline” was a term thrown around a great deal at the Florida Writers Association conference this past October. I’ve been editing books for decades, yet…
Bobbie ChristmasNovember 22, 2015