What is Hybrid Publishing?
Hybrid publishers are not self-publishing providers or vanity presses. So what makes this model different from traditional publishing? If you’d asked me five years ago what hybrid publishing was, I...
How to (Really) Format Your Manuscript
Some publishers specify guidelines. There’s plenty of general advice out there about margins, font, etc. But have you tried using styles? When I started writing my first (and still back-burner WIP)...
What Is an Early Reviewer, and How Do I Become One?
Do you love to read? Does getting to see a book before it officially launches sound exciting to you? In the past, reviews printed before a book was published primarily appeared in newspapers and...
You Have My Permission to F*ck Up
Failure is transient, not existential. You have failed, you are not a failure. There’s an important difference. When I was a kid, my dad used to tell me he’d rather that I work hard and earn Bs...
Six Analog Content Management Tips for a Digital World
Good content marketing starts with good content management. And that starts with good information architecture. If landing pages never change, if your company never grows, if you never re-use content...
Then and Now: Was My MA in Creative Writing Worth It?
Revisiting the Millennial worries I had before I did my MA in a degree that might not lead directly into a profession. When I was getting ready to apply for an MA Creative Writing program, one of my...
Your Creative Writing MA: Where do you want to be, and what do you want to get out of your program?
Weighing your options and priorities matters just as much as putting together your application. While I was working on my MA in creative writing, one of my old classmates asked me: How did you apply...
I Survived a Conference Weekend (And You Can Too)
Tips to make it through long hours, short breaks, and networking if you’re an introvert. During one of the first sessions of the conference I was at the weekend before last in Chicago, one of my...
Your Work is Valid: On Writing Your Own Bio
Imposter syndrome tells you you’re not good enough. Help quiet that voice of doubt and motivate yourself to keep moving forward. Writing a bio isn’t easy. In a very limited number of words,...