The Great Reading Debate: E-Readers Vs. Paper Books
I love the smell of a new book. The sound the fresh, crisp paper makes when you turn the page. The feeling of the book’s weight in my hands. The knowledge that those 500 pages filled with raw emotions and heart-stopping suspense are all mine to unfold. To me, there is nothing better than a full bookshelf (or, better yet, a library or book store full of books). Th...
April 30, 2019 READ MORE
15 Writers Who Prove That Life Is Stranger Than Fiction
As Mark Twain famously said, truth is stranger than fiction. While that may not ring true for everyone, it seems that many writers and other creative types, such as Twain, have led some pretty fascinating lives. This entertaining blog from bachelorsdegreeonline.com dives into the lives of 15 famous writers whose lives have been more interesting than fiction. From Ernest...
April 29, 2019 READ MORE
14 Top FAQs About Ghostwriting and Hiring A Ghostwriter
Some people might not know this, but many famous books were actually written by ghostwriters and not by the authors listed on the book. The French classics of Alexandre Dumas, The Count of Monte Cristo and The Three Musketeers, are said to be collaborative works done with ghostwriters. After the death of author V.C. Andrews, ghostwriters were hired to continue her work...
April 26, 2019 READ MORE
TWFH Team Reveals Our Favorite Nonfiction Books
Every writer knows that the key to honing their craft is to read, read, and then read some more. After all, the only way to know what good writing looks like is to study the works of good writers. So, in order to find out where our writers get their inspiration, I sat down with some of the team from The Writers For Hire, to find out what nonfiction books are on their �...
April 25, 2019 READ MORE
Words That Were Brought To Us By World War I
Language is a fascinating and ever-evolving thing. It has been said that the average person speaks upwards of 16,000 words per day. And the average book is somewhere between 50 and 100,000 words long. Yet, we rarely stop to think about the words we use and how they came to be. In honor of the 100th anniversary of World War I, CNN published this thought-provoking ...
April 24, 2019 READ MORE