Writing Advice

How I Made Over $1 Million Writing Books: A Nuanced Conversation about Traditional Publishing (Big 5), the Reality of Being a Full-Time…

+ Book Club: May Invite & April Replay - Discussion Qs for our May pick, EGO IS THE ENEMY

Apr 22 •

2:12:01

Happiness Sprinkles + Book Club ZOOM Link

Cherry blossoms, candy-making, and noodle-eating in Japan!

Apr 18 •

How Being an Immigrant Influences Storytelling with Téa Obreht, National Book Award Finalist and Winner of the Orange Prize for Fiction

+ Why writing in first person feels odd sometimes

Apr 15 •

45:48

What Makes a Perfect Book Club Snack?

Author Diary #7: Book Publicity, Part 1 - Collaborating with Other Authors

Apr 11 •

and

Georgia Freedman

Dream Job at Reese's Book Club While Writing Novels with Gretchen Schreiber

+ Representing disability in writing

Apr 8 •

46:16

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

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

Apr 4 •

Breaking Through Writer's Block with author, playwright, and journalist Emma Pattee

+ What are "writing containers" and should you use them?

Apr 1 •

and

34:01

Happiness Sprinkles + Book Club ZOOM Link

Clever art, gorgeous cakes, and celebrations of our community members

Mar 21 •

How Literary Magazines Work with the Editor-in-Chief and Managing Editor of The Common

+ Writing Mentors: What Makes a Great One?

Mar 18 •

37:53

What are Book Blurbs? And Are They Evil?

Diary #6: The Gift (and Burden) of the Book Blurbing System

Mar 14 •

The "Texture of Language" with Pulitzer Prize Finalist Eowyn Ivey

+ Shifting personal pain into beautiful writing

Mar 11 •

38:00

What Happens on the Good Morning America set with Erin Crosby Eckstine

+ Balancing historical research with the needs of the story

Mar 4 •

40:51

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