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The Zebra Communications Blog

Creative writing tips and other information for writers

Ask the Book Doctor about Copyrights, Mentors, and Simultaneous Submissions

Real questions writers have asked; real answers, from a real book doctorQ: After a book is written, how do I go about protecting my work with…

Bobbie ChristmasNovember 15, 2011

Proper Punctuation Makes a Big Difference

Bobbie ChristmasOctober 5, 2011

Words and Word People

I love words, so it's no surprise that I love other people who love words. In last month's issue of The Writers Network News, I…

Bobbie ChristmasOctober 2, 2011

Where to Start?

A friend called the other day. She’s had a book in her head for ages, and she’s finally ready to write it, except for one…

Bobbie ChristmasAugust 6, 2011

Writers Need Community

I just returned from the first Turner Cassity Literary Festival in Douglasville, Georgia. The event honored Cassity, a curmudgeon of a southern poet, playwright, and…

Bobbie ChristmasJuly 11, 2011

State Your Passion!

Bobbie ChristmasMay 20, 2011

Hocus-Pocus, Mental Focus, and Research

My task of late has been to research publishers who may be interested in buying the second rights to Write In Style. The book is…

Bobbie ChristmasMay 2, 2011

The Pain of Submission

We writers love to write, but oh, the pain of preparing our babies for submission to agents and publishers! We have to stop being writers…

Bobbie ChristmasMarch 26, 2011

How to Get Started

Whenever I speak at a conference I tell attendees they have the lifetime privilege (I remind them that it's my lifetime, not theirs, so hurry!) of…

Bobbie ChristmasDecember 4, 2010