Originally posted on Tara Sparling writes:
? I’ve got something to tell you… every day April is a month when thousands of bloggers embark on what’s called the The A-Z Challenge: where people blog on 26 near-consecutive days (every day except Sundays) –…
Tara Sparling
Help! Everyone Is Writing A Book
Writerly Rant #68 By Tara Sparling, Author. Originally posted on Tara Sparling Writes ~ Here is a very important quote, which every past, present or future self-published author needs to see: “Times are bad. Children no longer obey their parents,… Read More ›
Is Funny A Gender Thing?
Writerly Rant #54 Originally Posted on September 28, 2014 by Tara Sparling ~ I found myself saying something utterly woeful the other day. I was describing a book I’d read to a friend. “I think it’s for men,” I said… Read More ›
The Cynic’s Guide to Blogging
July 8, 2014 by Tara Sparling Tomorrow is my 1st bloggerversary bloggaversary Blogiversary! (Pause. Wait for silence). It is, though. On 9 July 2013 I started blogging about book sales, writing for money in an environment where there is no pay for writing,… Read More ›
Adventures in Book Genre Stereotyping
Originally posted on Tara Sparling writes:
Another day, another Guardian article. Don’t get me wrong. I love the Guardian’s Book section. It feeds me. But I don’t like it when it makes me feel guilty and ashamed. Especially when they’re…
Are You a Self-professed Book Snob?
Writerly Rant #31 Book Covers Are Judging Me April 22, 2014 by Tara Sparling Sometimes it feels like the publishing industry has us all boxed off into dastardly delineated categories. We are either readers of crime, science fiction, sports autobiographies, or… Read More ›