Can You Afford to Be Published?
Writers ask a lot of questions on the journey to publication. “Will I ever get an agent? Should I?” “Am I finished revising?” “Who is my audience for this book… Read more »
Category: Publishing Tips & Topics
Plagiarism: The Buck Stops With You
I’ve written before about plagiarism, both what to do if you’re a victim and how to avoid accusations of plagiarism. With everything online and in electronic format these days, it’s… Read more »
Hire People Smarter Than You
I have an acquaintance who is working on self-publishing her first novel. In everything from cover design to editing, her refrain has been, “Why hire someone for that stuff? I… Read more »
Can You Step Away From the Publishing Rat Race?
Part of the reason I hated corporate life was that it always felt like some kind of crazy rat race to nowhere. You spend years chasing after promotions and advancement… Read more »
Time: The Thing You Need Most to Succeed (But Which No One Gives You)
Here’s a dirty little secret about publishing, whether you choose traditional, indie, or self-publishing: You need time in order to become successful. There, I said it. No matter how much… Read more »
Writing, Publishing, and Anxiety
It’s no great secret that I’ve lived with depression and anxiety pretty much since I hit adolescence. I’ve spent an awful lot of time and money looking for the “fix,”… Read more »
Shut Up and Do as You’re Told. Or Not.
When we’re kids, the lesson that gets drilled into us more than any other is this: Do as you’re told. It’s right behind don’t talk to strangers and look both… Read more »
Don’t Be an Aspiring Writer
Few things aggravate me more than the phrase, “aspiring writer.” I don’t like it when someone else refers to a writer in that way, but I get really riled up… Read more »
What Type of Writing Career Do You Want?
Many times we writers have a hard time seeing beyond the current piece or job we’re working on. Partly this is because the work can sometimes be all consuming. It’s… Read more »
Don’t Do What’s Right. Do What’s Right for You.
There’s a lot of writing/publishing/marketing advice out there. (Including what I post here so, yeah, I’m contributing to the problem.) And every site, book, guru, and column purports to know… Read more »