A funny thing about authors: they’re not a modest bunch. Even the most humble, down-to-earth authors I know have wild expectations about the potential their
Deciding you’re ready to publish is a huge deal; it’s also the point where you hand over control to someone else, putting the power in
It’s human nature to compare ourselves to our peers. It starts in grade school, or even earlier among siblings. We look to others to see
That “authority” and “author” share the same root is a given in publishing circles. To become an author you should have authority in your subject,
In September I had the great honor of interviewing Mary Karr, whose claim to fame is this little feat of having penned three best-selling memoirs(!).
It seems to be a law of the universe that otherwise rational people get a little whacky leading up to their publication date, and it
Good novel and memoir writing hinges on scenes. Scenes are the building blocks of good story, and practiced storytellers know that a book is a
This summer I listened in on an editorial panel at a writers’ conference where I’d been invited to speak. The room was packed with aspiring
Writers struggle with their inner critics more than most artists, I think. But they suffer from outside criticism more than most artists, too. I get
Imagine my dismay this week to discover that one of the Big Five houses has a policy that bars its authors from endorsing print-on-demand books.