Three Ways to Discover Who Your Characters Really Are
Don’t “create” characters; get to know them instead. John Jamison has used the power of story in various roles—from pastor to brand development consultant—and he [Read More]
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Readers Don’t Care Who Publishes Your Book–Really!
One of my private amusements is the serendipity surrounding how well my different books sell, or not. And how that really doesn’t align with who [Read More]
Wearing Glasses May Really Mean You’re Smarter, Major Study Finds
It’s not just a pop culture trope – a University of Edinburgh study has found intelligent people are 30% more likely to have genes related [Read More]
» What Rejection Letters Really Mean
If it’s a form rejection letter, try not to read too much into it. Editors are busy, and they are desperately trying to pare down [Read More]
‘I really want to find it before I die’: why are we so fascinated by lost books?
From the Book of Kells to Walter Benjamin, literary history is marked with tantalizing absences – which two bibliophiles have made it their business to [Read More]
George Saunders: what writers really do when they write
A series of instincts, thousands of tiny adjustments, hundreds of drafts … What is the mysterious process writers go through to get an idea on [Read More]
5 simple reasons why writing is hard, really hard
Never mind doing it well. You sit there, or lie there, or stand there with a fancy crank-up desk, and punch letters on a keyboard. [Read More]
‘As a writer, getting inside the system is really tough’: My Swedish Career
Pettersson realized that there aren’t many opportunities for English-language writers, editors, and agents to meet up in Sweden, where she moved to from Chicago twenty [Read More]
9 really helpful tips from Marvel Comics Editor-in-Chief C.B. Cebulski on how aspiring artists and writers can join their team
No need to relocate to New York. You can submit your folio through email. Marvel’s corporate headquarters may be planted with the rest of the [Read More]