This week we’re talking about being on submission and selling our books. I’ve discussed being on submission before. And I…
Tag: Craft
I once participated in an awkward conversation that went like this: “I want to write a novel and need to know…
In 2001—yes 14 years ago—a friend of mine said, “I heard about this writing challenge where you try and write…
Nineteen ways a writer looks at time. No time to lose–Do not wait another second to start writing your novel.…
I once attended a book club where a subplot of the novel explored the stress erectile dysfunction put on a marriage.…
This week, as I’ve laughed at and sympathized with Louise’s and Jennifer’s posts about their publishing fears (or, in the…
My father loves to tell the story of when I was a toddler living in the wilds of Westchester County…
(Cue the scary Vincent Price movie music) I have what I consider pretty standard fears–terrorism, house fires or house explosions,…
My dear friend Camille Davenport recently reminded me that in between passive and aggressive is assertive. It is possible to…
As a reader, I’ve always understood how important it is for the characters in a novel to suffer. If the…