Tatjana Soli guest posted here when her first novel, The Lotus Eaters released. This lovely debut went on to become a New York Times bestseller, was named a …
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Kristina Riggle: Crazy Finally Worked
"Since I wasn’t getting published, I reasoned, and this outcome might be no different, I might as well enjoy the process." That's the approach this …
Tayari Jones: Writing in the Wilderness
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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How a Novel Gets Published: 10 Days Left!
Just a quick post that will not begin to cover everything that's going on in these last few weeks before publication of The Four Ms. Bradwells. I'm busy doing …
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How a Novel Gets Published: Books in Hand!
Thanks to my lovely editor, Caitlin Alexander, the fed ex truck rolled up my street yesterday with my first finished copy of The Four Ms. Bradwells! It's still …
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An Offering to the Literary Gods: A Deep Orange Scarf
One of the things I did this week on my way to publication is light a small candle to the literary gods in the form of one orange scarf. When I went on tour for …
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All-True Story of How a Novel Gets Published # … Sadly, I've Lost Count
Where in the world have the days gone this week? To (nearly) finalizing the website pages for The Language of Light - for which the paperback will be released …
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How a Novel Gets Published: Book Tours, Websites, and Press Releases
This week's pre-publication taks: finalize press release materials and tour details. I had a lovely chat with Lisa Barnes from Random House about book tour …
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Tick, Tick, Tick … Two Months till The Four Ms. Bradwells!
It's two months - or two months less a day - to publication of The Four Ms. Bradwells, and almost two months since I posted an All-True Story of How a Novel …
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Tatjana Soli: Silencing the Voices of No
To celebrate the release of Tatjana Soli's The Lotus Eaters in paperback - it made the New York Times bestseller list this week! - I'm rerunning her lovely …
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