Hiring an editor can be expensive and scary , but do you need one? That depends on a lot of things—your publishing goals, current progress o...

Like I said last week, publishing is a difficult business . And there will always come a time when you wonder whether you're wasting you...

Publishing is a difficult business. Millions of new books are published each year , yet the average book sells only 1,000 copies in its life...

A common question writers wrestle with is whether they should write what they love or write what will sell. This is an important question! B...

Hey, look! A post! Let's talk a bit about online presence—how writers and other creatives are told (or expected) to have one whether t...

When we start writing, a lot of us do it, at least in part, to be "successful" (maybe just me, but I'll assume a lot of us bec...

A thread I posted on Twitter that is important enough (and I think about this stuff often enough) to post it here. Stop me if you've ...

My friend and former query twin* Krista Van Dolzer wrote this excellent post for authors trying to get published. There have been a few e...

ARE YOU CRAZY? WHAT DID YOU DO THAT FOR?! Kidding. So, you know you're ready for Kickstarter , and you've put your entire pitch...

I think one of the reasons 56% of Kickstarter projects fail is because people tend to believe it goes: Have idea. Click 'Publish....

Kickstarter has funded the hopes and dreams of thousands. Could it do the same for you? Maybe. First things first: Kickstarter is not th...

You've all heard of the literary self-publishing revolution. (Heck, some of you are on the barricades). What you might not know is there...

The trilemma above is a universal for any project . And I've realized this is exactly why my self-imposed deadlines almost never wor...

It's been a while since we talked about piracy . I don't have anything new to say on the subject, but I thought we could have a lit...

I just finished reading RED GLOVE, the second book in Holly Black's Curse Workers trilogy . And GAH! This trilogy! Understand: I LOV...

A friend directed me to this great video on persuasion. It's about the psychology behind why people make decisions, and how you can ethi...

J. K. Rowling took five years to write the first Harry Potter. It's okay to write slow. Those of us who take a year or more to draft...

Step #1: Get in the ring.

Someone asked me this recently and my answer got kind of long-winded insightful, and I figured why not inflict it on you guys? I'd sav...