US HolidaysVeterans Day: Preserving the Stories That Deserve to Be Told
My first ghostwriting project was my grandfather's story, a WWII POW who survived. Why veterans' memoirs matter and how ghostwriting preserves them.
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US HolidaysLiterature Related Holidays: Over 100 Festive Dates for Bookworms
Every month has a reason to celebrate books, if you know where to look. This calendar collects more than 100 of them: author birthdays, fictional character birthdays, reading holidays, and the odd offbeat date worth marking. Use it for content…
US HolidaysWhy Thanksgiving Scenes Are the Best Material for Memoir and Fiction
Sit people with complicated histories around a table with too much food and no easy exit, and wait. Someone says the wrong thing, someone drinks too much, someone raises the forbidden subject, and every buried family tension surfaces at once.…
US HolidaysMerry Christmas: A Writer’s Holiday
How a 113-book author uses the 24 days before Christmas as a creative advent calendar, why Christmas Day is for reflection not production.
US HolidaysSetting Writing Goals That Actually Produce Finished Books
Set a writing resolution in January and you have likely broken it by March, because resolutions are gym memberships in disguise, all enthusiasm and no structure. The fix is not more willpower; it is goals instead of resolutions. Here is…
US HolidaysCelebrating Nurses Day: Heroes in Scrubs, Heartbeats of Healthcare
National Nurses Day tribute to the 4.2 million people who hold the healthcare system together. Their stories deserve to be books.
US HolidaysRemembering My Mother: A Personal Reflection on Mother’s Day
A personal tribute to my mother, her lasting influence, and the true meaning behind Mother’s Day—past the cards and flowers.
US HolidaysNational Book Lovers Day: August 9th
Every year on August 9th, book lovers celebrate the written word. Here's why this day matters, ten must-read books, and a nod to the writers behind the scenes.
US HolidaysFrankenstein Day: The Monster Was Never the Villain
Mary Shelley wrote Frankenstein at 18 and published it in 1818, often called the first real science fiction. The deepest thing about it: the monster was never the villain. A look at sympathy, creation, and responsibility.
US HolidaysGet Caught Reading Month: Make Your Reading Visible
Get Caught Reading Month has one simple idea: let people see you read. As reading becomes a private, invisible act, a case for making it visible again, for your own sake and for the culture of reading.
US HolidaysStar Wars Day: I Was There Opening Day in 1977
Star Wars opened in 1977 and changed movies forever, and I was there on opening day, in a line that wrapped around the block. On May the Fourth, a look back at the film that taught a generation about myth.
US HolidaysTowel Day: Don’t Panic and Always Know Where Your Towel Is
Every May 25, fans of Douglas Adams carry a towel to honor the author of The Hitchhiker's Guide. The first Towel Day came in 2001, two weeks after his death at 49. Don't panic, and always know where your towel…