by Editor | Nov 14, 2018 | A Bookish Blog, Articles, Guest Contributors
This Fall marks 25 years since I accidentally fell into my career in university press publishing. In fact, it was a number of years before I even realized I was building a career, because what I was doing was simply pursuing all the fascinating topics and challenging...
by Editor | Apr 26, 2018 | Articles, Guest Contributors
There are no magic numbers, formulas, or words to feel “good enough.” This is one of the great discoveries I’ve made on my writing journey. Great reviews, blog spotlights, and your mother’s highest praise are not enough to push the little whispers of uncertainty from...
by Editor | Mar 13, 2018 | Articles, Book Publishing, Guest Contributors, Writer to Writer
By Lara Lillibridge I’ve had several writers tell me some version of, “I could never deal with people rejecting my book, so I’m going to self-publish.” I’m here to tell you that is the wrong decision. Publishing a book is like riding a bicycle, or it was for...
by Editor | Feb 26, 2018 | Articles, Guest Contributors, Research, Resources for Writers
By Nina Sadowsky The index cards start in a tidy pile on my desk. As a writing project progresses, the pile of old-school, variously colored cards grows, forming the arc of the story. I assign each chapter a card, using a color-coded system to differentiate character...
by Editor | Feb 5, 2018 | Articles, Guest Contributors, Writing Process
By MJ Joseph Undertaking a job of work in historical fiction provides this author with a happy remove from the social media-inspired addle, Martin Amis’ “fear soup” and some bored scholar’s panting for something new narratological theorems, among other things....
by Editor | Jan 30, 2018 | Articles, Guest Contributors, Writer to Writer
By Jamie Raintree There’s a funny thing that happens when you set out to write a book: you start out with a character that is seemingly nothing like you in any way, but the more you write, the more your own thoughts, characteristics, and challenges begin...
