Real Talk for Writers

A couple weeks ago, I ran a workshop for my agency sibling while we were on a writing retreat called Rebuilding Your Creative Confidence. 

After my presentation, I got a great question about bouncing back when a book dies on submission. 

"How do you move on from a project you love that didn't se...

"What do I do if my first draft is genuinely a heaping pile of garbage?"

We've all had a moment like this. You've finished the first draft, maybe even let it sit and cool off for a few days or weeks, and then you dive in to figure out what you need to revise before the book goes off to your editor....

With the end of the year fast approaching, many authors (myself included) are looking ahead to the goals we have for 2026.

And if you have a book coming out next year, you may have had some version of this thought:

"I really hope this book doesn't fail."

While I get where this worry comes from, I...

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 ...