Chip ScanlanFrom reporter to the corner office: a self-publisher’s maiden voyageSelf-publishing, once derided as ‘vanity publishing’ reserved for losers who couldn’t find a traditional publisher, has gone mainstream.Dec 16, 2021Dec 16, 2021
Chip ScanlaninThe StartupThe West Wing and the Power of Digressive NarrativesHeighten suspense and other benefits of making sudden detours in your storyFeb 25, 2020Feb 25, 2020
Chip ScanlanText-to-speech: a digital proofreader that makes you a smarter writerPlagued by typos?. Meet Moira, a digital proofreader that will help you avoid those pesky gremlins that bedevil your copy.Dec 10, 2019Dec 10, 2019
Chip ScanlaninThe StartupDo the writing only you can doSometimes the most memorable stories you write are the ones that you, not an editor, assignNov 19, 2019Nov 19, 2019
Chip ScanlanThe inherent worth of small storiesAn interview with award-winning poet Patricia SmithNov 13, 2019Nov 13, 2019
Chip ScanlaninThe Startup“The Young Who Died Delievered Us”When a friend asked us to find World War II grave in France, we didn’t understand it would send us on a long-ago pilgrimage through…Nov 11, 2019Nov 11, 2019
Chip ScanlaninThe StartupWhy I Write and Why You Should, TooWhen the writing blues have you done, ask yourself why you chose this life in the first placeNov 5, 2019Nov 5, 2019
Chip ScanlaninThe StartupCoping with literary rejectionTired of rejection? (No, not that kind. Here’s some wise counsel how to cope the next time a manuscript comes back with a big fat “No…Oct 30, 2019Oct 30, 2019
Chip ScanlaninThe StartupPut Ending FirstIn the world of newswriting, leads get most of the attention, but endings are equally, if not more, importantOct 29, 2019Oct 29, 2019
Chip ScanlaninThe StartupThe Power of Turning Up to WriteTime for work, to pick up the kids, but no time to write. Here’s a clue how to find those moments to create and achieve your dreamsOct 23, 2019Oct 23, 2019