William Kowalski

William Kowalski

William Kowalski is the best-selling, award-winning author of seven novels and seven Rapid Reads (shorter works for beginning adult readers of English). His first novel, EDDIE'S BASTARD, won the 1999 Rosenstein Award, the 2001 Ama-Boeke Prize, and occupied the #5 spot on the Times of London bestseller list. His fifth novel, THE HUNDRED HEARTS, won the 2014 Thomas H. Raddall Atlantic Fiction Award. He has been nominated three times for the Ontario Library Association's Golden Oak Award. His books have been translated into fifteen languages. He is also the founder of My Writing Network (https://mywriting.network), an organization dedicated to providing free websites and community support to emerging authors of all types and backgrounds. https://williamkowalski.com/
Are You Good Enough to Write a Book?

Are You Good Enough to Write a Book?

Meet our new monthly columnist, award-winning author William Kowalski! This article is reprinted with permission from the book: WRITING FOR FIRST-TIME NOVELISTS, Practical Thoughts on the Creative Craft,  by William Kowalski © 2014  BEFORE YOU START   Am I a good...

Five Common Mistakes Beginning Writers Make

  Five Common Mistakes Beginning Writers Make by William Kowalski November, 2006     As a writing mentor and editor, I see manuscripts in all stages of preparedness cross my desk every week.  Despite the wide variety of stories out there, authors...