Here’s the path out of editing hell
Bad editing is torment. Office workers know what I am saying. After unclear initial direction, a …
When to make big decisions about your writing
Yesterday I completed final revisions on two books, both of them projects I started more than five …
Why practice outweighs talent
I was asked again today how to become a writer—how did I do it? My first piece, a short story, was …
Almost everyone lies to aspiring writers
Some writers I coach need me to be a teacher, mentor, or therapist. Others are just looking for …
Social media will not make you an author
Beginning authors often receive the advice that to publish a book they need to develop a large …
How non-fiction books get published
Publishing a book is easy, but selling books is hard. For the most part, only books from mainstream, …
Throw away your list of questions
Here are some of the rules I’ve learned from doing thousands of interviews. Real people are more …