The Self-Made Writer

Sculpture by Marcel Buhler, courtesy Cream Contemporary Scan advice from agents and editors, and you’ll find a common thread: too many ...

At the Little Free Library on Hiland Mountain Never has there been so much noise about books, publishing, and authorship. Or so much ...

An onstage event: (left to right) Beth Hill, Seth Kantner, Peggy Shumaker, Joan Kane, and me. I don’t mind telling you: I’m a tad exhau...

Whenever I hear the latest update on the ebola outbreak, I think of  Don Rearden . I can’t help it. In his novel  The Raven’s Gift , he...

You've done the hard work of writing and sending out queries in hopes of attracting the interest of a literary agent. Now what? ...

For most authors, traditional publishing begins with a query, a brief letter in which you pitch yourself and your project, usually to a...

“Say you keep the electronic rights,” my publisher said. “What are you going to do with them? I had no idea. The year was 2004, and...