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My best tips for publishing success

Q and A: Winter Solstice Edition

The most common issue book proposals have (and a new metaphor for figuring out what to do with yours)

On "building your author platform" & the single most difficult mindset shift required for publishing success

Happy first birthday, Neon Literary!

On acknowledgements, gratitude, and forgiveness

What should your title be?

The truth about triumph: it's fireworks, not firewood

The problem with a can-do attitude

The importance of air traffic control: a note on proper creative gig management

A brief maritime-themed doodle on the subject of your value

Some poetry that doubles as book publishing advice

You don't owe anyone an explanation

How to write an overview

Manuscript Sh*t List

The most exciting kind of book you can be pitching right now

How to write an author bio

How to find the words you can't

Your questions, answered

Roethke's "The Waking" as publishing career catechism

How to make time and space for your publishing career when it's impossible

The publishing terms you might not know you're getting wrong

A field guide to common rejections we see from publishers

Common pain points in the life of an author

"Why can't you just tell me what to do?" and the impossibility of certainty in book publishing

What to do when you're stalling (or panicked, or feel like you're failing)

"What happens when we're ready to hit send?"

The violence of perfectionism

On running your books like a business

Your chapter outline, or: showing some ankle at petticoat junction

The "comps" section is single most misunderstood part of a book proposal

The magic words all pro authors know: "I hear the note behind the note"

The biggest surprises you'll encounter on your book publishing journey

What really matters for a book's success?

Why is writing a book proposal so HARD?

The one book all would-be successful authors should read

What does a great author-agent relationship look like in practice?