Artist to Artist Advice: How to Protect Your Art With an Image Inventory
Now more than ever we need to have a record of our art and prove that we created it from scratch and from our imagination. A few years ago I received the advice to make a detailed inventory and record of each painting/item I created. And do it now. I confess, I was having more […]
Writing Workshop: How to Set Up Your Author Book Signing Table and Display
A book signing event can be exciting and chaotic for a participating author. You may be alone in a bookstore, or in a small event with a few authors, or be one of two hundred crowded into a hotel ballroom. How do you stand out from the crowd? Start with imagining your assigned table as […]
Cover Story for Warrior Queens by Archer Atwood
How did I decide and create the final cover of “Warrior Queens”? It was a process… Deciding on a cover illustration can be a matter of trial and error until it clicks in your mind. The first incarnation of “Warrior Queens” had a photograph for a cover and that just did not sit right. […]
Origin Story for “Harvest Grove” by Archer Atwood
The second story in the Willow’s Moon Song series is “Harvest Grove : In the Year of the Comet 2230” Story Teaser: Turmoil has swirled around Casey’s head since childhood. It would bubble over in hints from stories written, or from sketches of images dreamed. What was being suppressed so strongly? This last sketch of […]
Information and Stories that will Inspire New Thoughts and Actions.
Two Info Sites in One! When you click on the word “Blog”, you come here where we share many tips about writing, and related articles. When you do the drop down, it will take you to Maplewood Press. Within those articles I share with you stories and discoveries I have made from numerous inherited artifacts […]