Chapter 16
A Community of Tennessee Writers, Readers & Passersby

What E-Books Really Cost

If no one’s paying for paper and ink—or binding and shipping and storing—why should a download cost more than a buck? Chapter 16 counts the reasons

…deserving books while churning out title after title that can only be called tripe. And royalties paid by traditional publishers—typically fifteen percent—can’t possibly compete with Amazon, which pays authors anywhere…

Roar Trip

Delia Ephron’s new novel includes a very screen-ready lion; Ephron tells Chapter 16 why she put him in a novel instead of a movie

called The Lion, right off the highway in North Carolina. (Tracee happens to be wearing a wedding dress, but Ephron doesn’t reveal the story behind that detail until well into…

Fifty-Two Killer Bloggers

Now there’s a way to get your Killer Nashville fix year-round

April 4, 2012 Organizers of Killer Nashville, the annual conference for readers and aspiring writers, has launched a new blog, “A Killer Conversation: an online community of readers and writers…

Resist the Amazon Scan Scam!

Remember that old recommendation to vote with your pocketbook? This is the election that matters

…get that deal. In Knoxville, Union Ave. Books doesn’t get that deal. They all dutifully collect sales tax and turn it over to the government to fund education, workforce development,…

Will Allen Dromgoole (1860-1934)

Will Allen Dromgoole was born in Murfreesboro, the last child of John Easter and Rebecca Blanche Dromgoole. When she was six, Dromgoole changed her middle name to Allen, and throughout…

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