The best book festival this fall
Show off your books and meet other authors at the Cape Fear Book Festival at New Hanover County Library’s Main Branch. On Friday,...
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Editing and design for your self-published book
Sea Leaf Book Editing can help you
get your book ready for publication.
“Editing should be ... a counselling rather than a collaborating task.
The tendency of the writer-editor to collaborate is natural, but he should say
to himself, ‘How can I help this writer to say it better in his own style?’
and avoid ‘How can I show him how I would write it, if it were my piece?”
― James Thurber
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Shelagh Clancy
- Jan 7
- 1 min
Myrna Brown’s Latest Takes to the Sky
Get ready to soar with former Wilmingtonian Myrna Brown’s latest novel, Harold’s Field: Barnstormers on the Frontiers of Flight. Set in...
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Shelagh Clancy
- Nov 28, 2023
- 1 min
Just in Time for Christmas!
Books make the best holiday gifts, right? A brand-new book, Hello, Wilmington, is just right for the smaller set. Author Amanda Hofmann...
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Shelagh Clancy
- Sep 25, 2023
- 2 min
Write a Love Letter Today
Love notes are secret. They’re wrapped up with a sandwich in the lunchbox. They’re tied with ribbon and hidden in a chest in the attic....
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Shelagh Clancy
- Jul 29, 2023
- 1 min
Copyrighting Your Book in the Age of AI
Your book is copyrighted as soon as you write it. Really—look it up. Because of this, many self-publishing authors don’t bother with a...
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Shelagh Clancy
- Jun 6, 2023
- 2 min
What’s in a Name?
Ah, life, what is it but a flower? —A. E. Housman June is National Rose Month and warrants a visit to your local rose garden. Enjoy the...
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Shelagh Clancy
- May 31, 2023
- 1 min
Faraway Friends Are Pen Pals
Imagine walking to the mailbox to pick up today’s letters. Imagine sifting through the credit card offers, oil change cards, and bills....
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Shelagh Clancy
- Apr 30, 2023
- 1 min
Submit Your Book By May 31
The North Carolina Author Project is a way for libraries to help independent, self-published authors get the recognition they deserve....
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Shelagh Clancy
- Mar 2, 2023
- 2 min
Audio Tales for Self-Published Authors
In a sea of new books, readers look for any fresh angle to grab onto. And some of these readers aren’t even reading—they’re listening....
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Shelagh Clancy
- Jan 19, 2023
- 1 min
Barbershop at the Beach
Beach Music: Stories of a Barbershop Quartet is a collection of fun, memorable, and entertaining vignettes from fifteen years of singing...
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Shelagh Clancy
- Jan 6, 2023
- 1 min
Literary Passwords You Can Remember
We need to fend off online scams and hacks with more than wishful thinking: We need strong passwords. But how in the world can we...
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Shelagh Clancy
- Dec 31, 2022
- 1 min
Writing Your New Year’s Resolutions
Do you—like most people—fail to keep New Year’s resolutions? You can still try. Write your resolutions down and tape them to the wall....
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Shelagh Clancy
- Dec 5, 2022
- 1 min
Three Gifts for Writers
Help steer your loved ones away from fruitcake and toward something inspiring for 2023: Send them a link to this page with three gifts...
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Shelagh Clancy
- Apr 25, 2022
- 2 min
Across the Board
In the specialized world of cookbook writing there are many nooks and crannies. Walk through the cookbook section of a chain bookstore...
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Shelagh Clancy
- Jan 4, 2022
- 2 min
Of Terrorists and Tourists
I was driving the back roads of North Carolina’s Sandhills when my passenger Ana, age 10, asked me what a terrorist was. “They’re bad...
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Shelagh Clancy
- Jun 28, 2021
- 2 min
Keep Calm and Query On
If you’re like most authors, you’re interested in the part of writing a book where you actually write. When your book is finished, you...
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Shelagh Clancy
- Oct 11, 2020
- 2 min
What Makes a Memoir Fun to Read?
Some people have fascinating stories that make riveting memoirs. But everyone has a story, and some people are better than others at...
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Shelagh Clancy
- Sep 5, 2019
- 1 min
Every Dog Will Have his Day
Here in Wilmington, N.C., we are old hands at hurricane preparation. Cape Fear sticks out into the Atlantic Ocean like a dare. Sea Leaf...
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Shelagh Clancy
- Jul 27, 2019
- 2 min
Thoughts from Across the Pond
Thoughts from Across the Pond
New writing rules ruffle feathers in the House of Commons.
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Shelagh Clancy
- Jun 17, 2019
- 1 min
Sea Leaf Books Goes Live!
It's been a while in development, but we're happy to announce to our website is live!
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