Resonant Lines & Filter Words: Two Craft Fixes That Instantly Strengthen Prose
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A Conversation with Arthur Gee: What Nearly Forty Years Away from the Page Taught Him
Arthur Gee was born in Moldova and raised in a house where Russian literature and the early Soviet dissident movement shared the […]
Self Publishing Resources
For those of you who have decided to launch into self publishing, check out these resources. I mentioned some of these at […]
July 2026 Fireside Chat Replay
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Claiming the Name: Olivia O’Sullivan on What It Means to Call Yourself a Writer Before the Deal
Friends, There’s a particular kind of quiet courage required to look at the work in front of you—unfinished, unpublished, still finding its […]
Project Panama – Millions of Books Being Destroyed
Some AI news for you. This is worth the read and we also talked about it on the July 2026 Fireside Chat. […]
Beautiful and Wild: Tanara McCauley on What Makes a Life (and a Book) Worth Living
Here’s some deep wisdom and encouragement for you today. I love talking with Tanara and it was such a treat to dive […]
Big 5 Chart for US Publisher Lines
This is one of the clearest charts on the Big 5 structure and their imprints. It is widely used by people in […]
Reclaiming Ground: Zachary Porter on Voice, the Right to Want, and What the Mountains Still Hold
Hey friends, I just hit publish on a conversation that’s been sitting resonant and hopeful in my chest for days. And those […]
Simon & Schuster UK just launched Simon Stream, a new digitally-focused imprint with open submissions
Simon & Schuster UK officially launched Simon Stream, their new global digitally focused imprint for commercial/page-turning fiction (romance, crime, thrillers, fantasy, and […]