How Readers Engage with Books
Books have the unique power to evoke a wide range of emotions, thoughts, and reactions in their readers. From excitement and [...]
The Hysterical Truth About Truth
Truth is the slippery animal everyone claims to own while feeding it whatever scraps fit their plate. Here it is, my [...]
We Are Not Born Human
A Brief, Inconvenient Meditation on Children, Memory, Toilets, and the Lie of Individuality Humanity likes to flatter itself. We call [...]
Reader’s Feedback POV
I Closed the Book, but It Didn’t Close Me I don’t know when feedback became a transaction. A star rating slipped [...]
How do Royalties Work for Published Authors?
Published Authors and Royalties Here is the truth no one enjoys printing in glossy brochures: royalties are not magic money. They [...]
Goodness vs Character Flaws
It seems like writing about good people makes the book boring. If the characters have flaws, plus some dramatic situations are [...]
Dealing With Rejection
Rejection is the only honest editor most writers will ever have. It arrives uninvited. It does not read your work the [...]
Why Authors Should Design Their Own Book Covers
(and Stop Chasing Approval) Why You Should Design Your Own Book Cover (Even If It Terrifies You) You’ve written the story. [...]
Feedback on Excerpts
Excerpts Lie Here is the strange little ritual we’ve all agreed to participate in. A writer appears, pale and hopeful, holding [...]
Dark Flash Fiction: Structure, Rhythm & Impact
Dark flash fiction lives in the narrow corridor between silence and shock. It is brief, compressed, and often brutal. Where longer [...]
