You Don’t Need Permission to Invest in Your WritingJuly 2, 2026Writers often feel pressure to justify spending money, time, or energy on their craft unless it promises a financial return.…
How to Become a BestsellerJune 18, 2026If you’d like to receive my blog in your in-box each week, click here. Okay, friends, we’ve been flirting around this…
Are You Writing Literary Fiction? (Spoiler: Probably Not)June 4, 2026Many writers describe their manuscripts as literary fiction, but most are actually writing mainstream, upmarket, or commercial fiction. In this…
Overcoming Overthinking—Take the LeapApril 30, 2026If you’d like to receive my blog in your in-box each week, click here. “How do you feel about France?” The…
The Ingredients for a Successful Writing CareerApril 2, 2026What makes any creative career successful is a combination of factors across key areas of an artist’s life and work.
Speak the Scary. Do the Scary.March 19, 2026Anytime we take a risk of extending ourselves, pushing our limitations, exposing our efforts in front of others, it can…
Positive-training Your Creative CareerFebruary 26, 2026Olympic skater Alysa Liu rejected the rigid regimen imposed on her by her father and others and created her own…
The Carrot and the StickFebruary 19, 2026If you’d like to receive my blog in your in-box each week, click here. Everything seemed fine when we first walked…
What’s the Point?January 22, 2026One of the things that has been striking me lately is that regardless of your ideological or political beliefs, it…
Deadlines, Expectations, and Reaching Beyond Your GraspJanuary 8, 2026As creatives pursuing a career in publishing, we are all essentially freelance entrepreneurs—meaning it’s up to us to create frameworks…
