publishing

The one infallible trick that will get you an agent.

I can’t say that if you do this one thing there is a 100% probability that you will get an agent, but if you do this thing, you will hit your own…

Feb 4 •

How can you focus when you're feeling evaluated?

Schrödinger's garbage book

Jan 28 •

Repost: Should the literary community still be using trigger warnings?

Science. I promise this is not a tired trigger warning article

Dec 24, 2024 •

A year in the life of a semi-professional writer

plus some $$$ talk

Dec 10, 2024 •

How much can writers take from real life?

Nov 26, 2024 •

Why author brand is more than annoying marketing stuff

Figuring out who you are

Nov 19, 2024 •

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Writers

CRAFT is a reader-supported email newsletter about the nuts and bolts of fiction writing and the world of publishing.

Nov 12, 2024 •

A comment about that NYTimes Black List article

CRAFT is a reader-supported email newsletter about the nuts and bolts of fiction writing and the world of publishing.

Sep 5, 2024 •

It's not all unicorns

in fact it is mostly NOT unicorns

Sep 3, 2024 •

Much ado about titles

What's in a name

Aug 27, 2024 •

On yucking others yums

this is not for you.

Aug 13, 2024 •

The difference between an author and a writer

CRAFT is a reader-supported email newsletter about the nuts and bolts of fiction writing and the world of publishing.

Aug 6, 2024 •

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