National Author's Day
Nellie Verne Burt McPherson, then president of the Illinois’ Women’s Club, is the originator of the concept to celebrate a day dedicated to authors. She wrote a letter to her favorite author. In response, he sent her a signed copy of one of his works. Out of appreciation, she promoted the idea of a national author’s day to the General Federation of Women’s Clubs. The federation supported a resolution in May 1929 to foster National Author’s Day. Twenty years later, the US Department of Commerce officially recognized the day. What’s it like to be an aspiring author? It isn’t easy to put into words. Why are writers always cold? They’re surrounded by drafts. The way a book is read, which is to say, the qualities a reader brings to a book can have as much to do with its worth as anything the author puts into it. ~ Norman Cousin Here are a f ew ways you can celebrate National Author’s Day: Offer to be a beta reader. Send a Thank you letter to an author. Buy an indie book [an independent...