- Getting a root canal.
- Sitting on the tarmac in a hot plane for four hours with no air conditioning.
- Writing a book proposal.
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The older I become, the more I know this to be true: generosity is one of the most important traits for a writer (or person, for that matter) to have. Generosity serves a writer in many ways that spill over …

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Some authors choose to write discussion questions that will appear at the back of a book or be available on the writer’s website. Having written a slew of such questions and having been trained in writing curriculum, I have a …

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It’s Labor Day, that magical time of the year where everyone packs away summer and goes right into the holiday countdowns. I can still remember growing up with the rule of no white shoes or clothes after Labor Day, among …

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Many writers seem to think that the only milestone worth celebrating is publication, but many milestones occur along the publishing path. Taking time to celebrate can help to keep you moving forward.

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Among the common responses an agent may give a writer, is “Your project isn’t quite ready yet. Keep working to make it the best it can be.” The writer inevitably is left feeling frustrated, and maybe a little lost. What …
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This summer, as various library association conventions and publishing events conducted panel discussions on the future of reading. The question each asked: Is reading doomed? Are we in a post-literacy era?
Clearly libraries and publishing houses care a lot about …
