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Author: Audrey Arnold
Writing Retreats to Travel for in 2022
by, Audrey Arnold
February 8, 2022

There’s nothing quite like a writing workshop, conference, or retreat to get writing inspiration flowing and help overcome writer’s block. They provide a change of pace, a chance to relax and unwind, and space to focus on your craft. These events can also offer opportunities to connect with other writers and build community and a network of support. If you’re thinking about going to a… [Read More]

Filed Under: California, Killer Nashville International Writers' Conference, Napa Valley, Napa Valley Writers' Conference, Nashville, New York, Paris, Paris Writers Retreat, Rohm Literary, travel, Writeaway, Writeaway in Italy, Writer's Digest, Writer's Digest Annual Conference, Writing by Writers Tomales Bay Workshop, Writing Conferences, Writing Retreats, Writing Workshops
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Gift Ideas for Writers
by, Audrey Arnold
December 7, 2021

Struggling with what to get for the writer in your life this holiday season? Here are some creative gift ideas to help inspire, motivate, and comfort. And remember to shop early this year to get ahead of the expected holiday shipping delays! Notebooks and journals This may seem like a given, but trust me: writers really do love getting notebooks. And no, there’s no such… [Read More]

Filed Under: Anne Lamott, Bird by Bird, Bookshop, Bookshop.org, Etsy, holidays, MasterClass, On Writing, Out of Print, Scribbler, Stephen King, Steven James, Troubleshooting Your Novel
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Booky Call – Book Matchmaking for the Modern World
by, Audrey Arnold
November 16, 2021

According to a recent survey, 62% of women would rather spend Friday night reading a good book than out on a date, and the similarities between how people talk about both reading and dating is fascinating. Given these similarities, and with the success of popular dating apps like Tinder, Bumble, Match, Grindr, and eHarmony, Brant Menswar and Jim Knight, the founders of digital book marketing… [Read More]

Filed Under: book app, book discovery, book recommendation, Bookshop, Bookshop.org, BookstarPR, Booky Call, Brant Menswar, Bumble, dating app, eHarmony, Grindr, Jim Knight, Tinder
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Graphic Memoir—Powerful Stories through Illustration
by, Audrey Arnold
October 6, 2021

With a beautiful blend of art and prose, graphic novels are one of the most accessible mediums out there. Even if you’re not a huge reader, a graphic novel is easy to pick up and digest. More than just superhero comics and manga, graphic novels contain stories from many different genres—mystery/thriller, romance, sci-fi/fantasy, and so much more. While comics and graphic novels are certainly not… [Read More]

Filed Under: Alison Bechdel, Art Spiegelman, Fun Home, Game of Thrones, George Takei, graphic memoir, Graphic Novel, Guts, Hey Kiddo, Jarrett J. Krosoczka, Kindred, Marjane Satrapi, Maus, Octavia Butler, Omar Mohamed, Persepolis, Raina Telgemeier, Sisters, Smile, The Best We Could Do, They Called Us Enemy, Thi Bui, Victoria Jamieson, When Stars are Scattered
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UntitledTown Returns for One-Day Event
by, Audrey Arnold
August 10, 2021

After an absence that followed the cancelation of their 2020 festival due to the pandemic, UntitledTown has partnered with the Friends of the Brown County Library and Lion’s Mouth Bookstore and is making a comeback with a one-day event of readings from your favorite Wisconsin and Midwestern authors. UntitledTown: the Comeback Event will take place on Saturday, August 21 from 10am to 4pm at the… [Read More]

Filed Under: Amanda Skenandore, Andrew Graff, Brown County Library, Friends of Brown County Library, Green Bay, Lion's Mouth Bookstore, Miranda and Baptiste Paul, Nickolas Butler, Pao Lor, Rebecca Makkai, UntitledTown, UntitledTown Book and Author Festival
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Becoming Our Whole Self – an Interview with Jeannine Ouellette
by, Audrey Arnold
December 15, 2020

You can tear a thing apart and tape it back together, and it will still be torn and whole. There is no other way. In her fiercely beautiful memoir, Jeannine Ouellette recollects fragments of her life and arranges them elliptically to witness each piece as torn and whole, as something more than itself. Caught between the dramatic landscapes of Lake Superior and Casper Mountain, between her stepfather’s… [Read More]

Filed Under: Elephant Rock, Jeannine Ouellette, Mama Moon, The Part That Burns, trauma and healing, writing mentor
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Congratulations to Jean Raffa on the Launch of The Soul’s Twins
by, Audrey Arnold
November 17, 2020

The Soul’s Twins: Emancipate Your Feminine and Masculine Archetypes by Jean Benedict Raffa releases today, November 17, from Schiffer Books. A former television producer and college professor, Dr. Jean Raffa changed directions in midlife to discover and write about her passions. Informed by over 30 years of psychological and spiritual study, her books and teachings guide others to growth and self-empowerment. Humanity today is plagued… [Read More]

Filed Under: book launch, Iphelia: Awakening the Gift of Feeling, Jean Benedict Raffa, Jean Raffa, Linsey Stevens, Schiffer Books, The Soul's Twins, virtual book launch, Writer's Block Bookstore
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Word of the Month – Propitious
by, Audrey Arnold
October 27, 2020

Propitious – adjective Likely to result in success, or showing signs of success (Cambridge) Favorably disposed: benevolent (Merriam-Webster) Being a good omen: auspicious (Merriam-Webster) Tending to favor: advantageous (Merriam-Webster) Presenting favorable conditions; favorable (Dictionary.com) Favorably inclined; disposed to bestow favors or forgive (Dictionary.com) “Propitious, which comes to us through Middle English from the Latin word propitius (same meaning as ‘propitious’), is a synonym of ‘favorable’… [Read More]

Filed Under: proptitious, word of the month
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Word of the Month – Incongruous
by, Audrey Arnold
September 30, 2020

Incongruous – adjective Out of keeping or place; inappropriate; unbecoming (Dictionary.com) Not harmonious in character; inconsonant; lacking harmony of parts; inconsistent (Dictionary.com) Unusual or different from what is around or from what is generally happening (Cambridge) Appearing strange or wrong within a particular situation (Cambridge) Lacking congruity: such as not harmonious: incompatible not conforming: disagreeing inconsistent within itself lacking propriety: unsuitable (Merriam-Webster) “Incongruous is a… [Read More]

Filed Under: Incongruous, word of the month
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Human Connection is Universal – a Q and A with Therese Tappouni
by, Audrey Arnold
September 22, 2020

“Caught Between Worlds is a fantastic story set in Iraq in 1980 about a kidnapping—except instead of a kid, it’s his father who is taken hostage when war breaks out with Iran. Tom O’Hara’s father is taken by armed militants shortly after they move to Baghdad. Grieving the loss of his mother a year ago, Tom relies on his memories of her, an anthropology professor, and… [Read More]

Filed Under: Alexander the Great, Arab culture, BookBaby, Caught Between Worlds, Caught Between Worlds: Tom Mikhail and Alexander the Great, self-publishing, Therese Tappouni
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