Copyright Office FAQ
Copyright FAQs What is copyright? Copyright is a form of protection grounded in the U.S. Constitution and granted by law for original works of authorship fixed in a tangible medium...
Broken Rooms, by Ellis Avery
CFF guest speaker and Columbia writing instructor, Ellis Avery, has just published a book of haiku titled Broken Rooms. It is illustrated by sculptor, William Corwin. Any members of the...
The Nuts and Bolts of Copyediting
The nuts and bolts of fiction copyediting Amy J. Schneider, owner of Featherschneider Editorial Services, has been a full-time freelance copyeditor and proofreader of fiction and nonfiction books since 1995. ...
Query Tips from Agents
What Agents Really Want: Part Two by Natalie R Collins Dear Author: Your work sounds intriguing. I would be interested in seeing the first fifty pages, along with a...
Linda Trice Speaking Engagement
Linda Trice, who received her MFA in Creative Writing from Columbia University, will be speaking on From Pen to Publication, Wednesday May 14, 2014 at 7:00 PM in the Manhasset...
Book Review: The Hollow Ground by...
The Hollow Ground By Natalie Harnett Review by Ralph White The Columbia Fiction FoundryYou’re going to be seeing a lot more of Natalie Harnett. With The Hollow Ground she has...
How Fiction Works
How Fiction Works James WoodPicador, 2009 Mr. Woods’ book is used in the Writing Program at Columbia and its principles are frequently referred to in the deliberations of the Columbia...
Self-Editing For Fiction Writers
Self-Editing for Fiction Writers Renni Browne and Dave KingWilliam Morrow, 2004 A Review by the Authors ThemselvesAmazon.com Review by Ralph WhiteThis is a verbatim handout in a clinic the authors...
Characters, Emotions, & Viewpoint
Characters, Emotion, and Viewpoint Nancy KressWriters’ Digest, 2005 "Improving Your Chances"Amazon.com Review by Ralph WhiteYour first highly selective handful of query letters to literary agents resulted in a few...