Sitemap - 2020 - How to Glow in the Dark
My best tips for publishing success
Q and A: Winter Solstice Edition
The most common issue book proposals have (and how to fix it in yours)
Happy first birthday, Neon Literary!
On acknowledgements, gratitude, and forgiveness
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
The weirdest things about you are the most valuable
Some poetry that doubles as book publishing advice
You don't owe anyone an explanation
The most exciting kind of book you can be pitching right now
How to find the words you can't
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
All the places on your publishing journey at which you are likely to suffer most
Your path to success is going to be distinctive. You can't copy anyone else's.
Stalling? Panicked? Dealing with intractable writer's block? Here's how to deal
"What happens when we're ready to hit send?"
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?