Creativity Mini-Challenges & Writing Advice

How Authors Make Money: Advances, Royalties, Foreign Rights, Translations & More

Diary #5: For Love of Words and Storytelling

Feb 14 •

Your February Creativity Mini-Challenge + New, Exclusive Short Story by Me!

A quick, 5-minute creative hit to take you into the weekend

Feb 7 •

Query Letter Feedback Forum + Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony at Barnes & Noble

+ The Winners of our $1,000 Mid-Career Writing Scholarships!

Jan 31 •

My Secret Trick to Writing a Killer Query Letter to Hook Agents

Tantalize literary agents with these simple-yet-not-obvious tricks for your book pitch. Plus, a line-by-line case study of the query letter for The…

Jan 17 •

What are ARCS? Also, A Sample Production Timeline in Traditional Publishing

Diary #4: Why Does It Take So Long to Publish a Book?

Jan 10 •

Your January Creativity Mini-Challenge + New, Exclusive Short Story by Me!

+ A quick, 5-minute creative hit to take you into the weekend

Jan 3 •

Your December Creativity Mini-Challenge + New, Exclusive Short Story by Me!

+ A quick, 5-minute creative hit to kick off your weekend

Dec 13, 2024 •

Critique Partner / Beta Reader Matchup

Let's find your perfect beta reader!

Nov 22, 2024 •

Do You Know Why the Font in Books Matters?

Diary #3: First-pass pages are here!

Nov 8, 2024 •

Your November Creativity Mini-Challenge + New, Exclusive Short Story by Me!

+ A quick, 5-minute creative hit to kick off your weekend

Nov 1, 2024 •

COVER REVEAL (in People Magazine!) + The Secret Behind Book Cover Design

Diary #2: What Publishers Really Care About in Cover Art

Oct 11, 2024 •

Your October Creativity Mini-Challenge + New, Exclusive Short Story by Me!

+ A quick, 5-minute creative hit to kick off your weekend

Oct 4, 2024 •

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