Announcing Our New Webinar!
Blydyn Square Books is excited to announce our brand-new writing webinar, Secrets Most Writers and Publishers Don’t Want You to Know. Starting in January 2021, this 10-week class (held…
Editor in chief Tara Tomczyk has been a professional writer and editor for over 24 years. She specializes in editing nonfiction books for the young adult market, working primarily as a history, social studies, and biography editor. In 2005, she started her own editorial services company, eventually narrowing her focus to publishing books and ebooks, as she helped launch Blydyn Square Books.
Tara Tomczyk, Editor in Chief of Blydyn Square Books
August 2020 Newsletter
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Getting Your Submission Noticed
Think Like an Editor: Tips for Getting Your Submission Noticed. When you’re a struggling writer, it’s common to develop almost a mythological view of editors. Because editors are the people…
Living in the Moment (When the Present Moment Sucks)
Buddhists, New Agers, psychologists, health professionals—they all seem to spout the same advice: True happiness comes from living in the moment. The argument goes like this: If you’re stressing over…
Chess for One
I’ve always been a loner. I’m okay with that. But recently, I’ve started to think the amount of time I spend alone verges on abnormal, and maybe it’s time to…
Magical Thinking
I may be working too much these days. I caught myself thinking the other day that I could really go for a short stay in the hospital. Nothing life-threatening, mind…
The Track Walkers Return
It’s that time of year again—the mystical, magical month of May, when every overweight person in my town decides now is the time to “get in shape” and descends upon…
Gum, Gum Everywhere
I’ve got to ask: What is with all the gum, people? Lately, whenever I’m out walking my dog, Rosco, it takes every ounce of my concentration to keep vigilant and…
Observations (Or, Crazy People Everywhere!)
I don’t know if it’s the warmer weather or if somebody has put crazy juice in the water lately, but I’ve noticed some strange behavior—more than usual, and that’s really…
Springtime Is the Worst
I know this won’t be a popular sentiment, but I think it needs to be said, just to get it off my chest. So here goes: Springtime? Is the worst.…
My Life Revolves Around Food
I noticed something the other day—something I probably should have noticed years ago: My life pretty much revolves around food. I plan everything, schedule my entire day, around what I…
Spring Is (Almost) Sprung
The sunshine is a liar. The buttery yellow glow, plus the knowledge that it’s now officially spring, by a couple of weeks, tells me to step outside after lunch for…
The Cleaning Lady Chronicles
Last week, I was talking about the woman who cleans our house and what an incredible luxury it is to have her. And it is—not only is our cleaning lady…
Cleaning for the Cleaning Lady
My dad and I have a woman who comes over every 2 weeks to clean the house. It’s the greatest luxury in the world, no exceptions. I’ll take a sparkly…
Exercise: The Wonder Drug
I had my first appointment with a psychologist when I was in second grade. My school district forced me to see a counselor, during school hours, at least once a…