Greetings, Fellow Unknown Authors!

I was reading through one of my favorite sites - Mental Floss.

One of the articles was about J.R.R. Tolkien. The most interesting fact that "jumped out" at me was that "Tolkien worked to reconstruct and write in extinct languages like Medieval Welsh and Lombardic. " A most interesting fact.

This made me wonder...what rather obscure language or topic should we as aspiring published authors become experts?…

For some of us, it is already April 2nd. For some of us, we still have a few hours left in April 1st. Either way, it is time to reflect on my day. What better place than our site?

I read something I thought was rather interesting today and thought it might be a good "jumping board" for a writing exercise.

Have any of our members ever heard of or read about "The Somerton Man"? He is also known as being associated with the Tamun Shud case. You can read about this…

Greetings, Fellow Aspiring Authors!

No April's Fools jokes or pranks here - just a quick observation.

We have officially begun the fourth month of the year.

Have we accomplished everything we wanted so far?

Are we writing every day?

Are we submitting something every day?

Are we making contacts that enrich our lives every day?

If the answer to any of the above questions is "No"; my…

Greetings, Fellow Aspiring Authors!

March is almost over and April rapidly approaches.

Have we met our individually set goals of dedicating time each day to write something...anything?

Or, have we been smitten with bouts of Spring fever?

Depending on your location, you may be experiencing unseasonably warm, inviting weather. Others might be wading through the muddy remnants of passing storms.

Whatever the case, take…