Real Talk for Writers

Congrats! You did the thing!

You finished your novel and sent it off to a critique partner, your agent, or your editor. 

Now what? 

For many authors, the time between projects can feel strange. You might feel unmoored, adrift, or--most insidious of all--lazy for not having an active project goin...

In order to build a career as a novelist, you need to write--and publish--multiple books over time.

This is true no matter how many copies any particular book sells. Whether you make it onto a bestseller list or a grand total of ten people buy your novel in the first year, your next step is always ...

Regular celebration is essential to crafting a burnout-free, sustainable fiction career.

Yet celebration is also the most commonly skipped -- or delayed -- parts of the process I teach.

Authors will tell me that it's "too soon" to celebrate when they get a new book deal because it's not "officia...

If you're struggling with burnout, taking a break from writing can be really useful.

When you reach a point where the thought of writing feels genuinely exhausting, giving yourself a couple weeks (or more!) where you pause all writing tasks to rest and refill your creative well can be incredibly us...