Scott Michael Powers

I write these ruminations on writing as if they’re destined only for my sock drawer.

  • Here are 175+ free online literary journals

    Here are 175+ free online literary journals

    Where you can pitch fiction and poetry for free online publication.

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  • Real Americans Buy Banned Books

    Real Americans Buy Banned Books

    Real Americans buy banned books.

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  • Bonfire of the Muses

    Bonfire of the Muses

    Write. It is that simple and yet not that easy.

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  • Let’s rename “Banned Books Week,” to be “Buy Banned Books Week”

    Let’s rename “Banned Books Week,” to be “Buy Banned Books Week”

    A simple answer to a question that haunts many of us: “What can I do?”

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  • Barnes & Noble’s trademark problem for indie authors

    Barnes & Noble’s trademark problem for indie authors

    Yet another discussion of the wild-west lawlessness of the indie publishing biz.

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  • The unspeakable outside the gates

    The unspeakable outside the gates

    What is the difference between indie authors and small business startups?

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  • On the Morning After the Retirement of the Baby Boomers’ Generation

    On the Morning After the Retirement of the Baby Boomers’ Generation

    Joan Didion, Amazon Echo, neckties and the rubble and ash of cultural infrastructure.

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  • From Algonquin Round Table to Alvarium Experiment

    From Algonquin Round Table to Alvarium Experiment

    If you are a writer and you have an opportunity to commune with similar writers, court it like you’ve found true love.

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