In 1000 Sci-Fi Writing Prompts: Story Starters and Writing Exercises for the Creative Author, Jan Power asserts that it’s one thing to want to be a writer, but it’s quite another thing to keep up with the writing regimen. Sometimes we feel drained when we’ve...

The Linchpin Writer: Crafting Your Novel's Key Moments by John Matthew Fox is required reading if you are an author, are thinking about being a fiction writer, or simply want to take your storytelling skills to the next level. The book is positioned around “linchpin...

If you are job hunting, you will face the dreaded job interview. Many fear the interview because they are unsure how to answer the questions. Reading HR Interview Questions You’ll Most Likely Be Asked by Vibrant Publishers is a fantastic way to prepare for the...

Homesteading for Beginners: How to Start Homesteading From Scratch by Jennifer Tyler is a useful guide that explains everything you need to know about starting a homestead. She discusses how to get electricity, raise animals, and start a garden, to name just a few. She...

Working Where Your Heart Is: Finding Success Outside The Traditional Office by Kristine Hudson is a timely read in our post-Covid-19 world when working from home became normal. One of the things I loved about the book was that it did not advocate that you...

Home at the Office: Working Remotely as a Way of Life by Barbori Garnet is a self-help book for entrepreneurs in which the author gives readers ideas on how to set up an office in their home. She covers topics like what you need to...

Essential Life Skills For Teens by David Skiddy is a guide to making your dreams come true while still in your teens. The author narrates the difficulties he went through when he started his business. He explains finding solutions to his problems using critical thinking...

Niching Up: The Narrower the Market, the Bigger the Prize by Chris Dreyer addresses the marketing world. The advice in his book is like the business equivalent of the ten commandments. Dreyer's style of writing is concise as he sums it up perfectly: "It was...

The recollections of a writing teacher and poet, The Writing Party by Ken Waldman, is not what you might think at first. It’s not dull. The situations he chose to retell – of unfairly critical writing professors and their exact opposites – lead the reader...

Blood, Sweat and High Heels: A Memoir by Cheryl Waiters is the extraordinary story of a woman who made a name for herself in a male-dominated field. Cheryl Waiters grows up as the only girl in a brood of three and always felt that she...