I recently read an essay about exposing MFA students too much to the business of publishing and being a writer. The theory put forth was
I’ve had a new version of The Green Beret Preparation and Survival Guide out for some months now. But given recent events, I wanted to
The publishing business makes little logical sense. That’s because it’s part of the “entertainment business.” The first word, entertainment refers to emotion, while business refers
Perhaps the biggest mistake I made early in my writing career involved titles. I’d never gone to a writing conference or had any classes on
This was what someone posted on a conference twitter thread that I recently spoke at. Of course, the speaker was moi. Making friends and sowing
Live today on all eBook platforms, in print and audiobook, New York Minute, introducing my newest and most intriguing character, Will Kane. While it’s technically
Product, Platform, Promotion. We all rate differently on those three, therefore any writing advice we get has to be factored through our own personal situation.
What’s your favorite book? What do you remember about it that makes it your favorite? Was it the plot? Or was it character? One of
Honestly, this is the hardest topic to discuss or teach. For example, I wrote New York Minute in omniscient, translucent, single character. Right. Got it?
I’ve seen a number of posts lately with writers dismayed at the state of the industry and their careers. Which actually, I’ve been hearing ever
We recently watched The Wife (because my wife always has the controls and always finds the best stuff to watch, and even if she didn’t,
I mentioned in a previous post about ideas that title is important and how my first book published, Eyes of the Hammer, failed in that
