I could not be more delighted: today I am hosting Tayari Jones! I first met Tayari when we were next door neighbors at the 2004 Sewanee Writers Conference, and …
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Writing a Novel is Like Paddling a Bathtub
Just came across this wonderfully funny and true quote in the New York Times Book Review: “Look, writing a novel is like paddling from Boston to London in a …
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How Authors Can Get Bookscan Numbers
In case any authors out there don't already know it, you can get the Neilson Bookscan numbers for your books through Author Central on Amazon. I'll confess to …
Chekhov on Failure and Persistence
"...you must at once and for all give up being worried about successes and failures. Don't let that concern you. It's your duty to go on working steadily day by …