Category: Role of the Writer
It’s Like Starting a Business
On the morning of February 25th, I had a conference call with my publisher, Karen Porter at Bold Vision Books. She and I discussed social…
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Waiting Work
A key skill in publishing your debut novel is the ability to wait well. There’s a lot of it. Waiting seems to be most of…
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What Were the Questions I Was Asking?
Earlier this month I asked myself why I wrote my debut novel, The Confessions of Adam (Bold Vision Books, 2019). I realized that I’d thought…
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Keep Trusting the Process
A few weeks ago I printed the first 30 pages of my forth-coming novel, (tentatively titled) The Confessions of Adam, grabbed a pencil, and began…
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What Is Writerly Success?
What is the measure of a writer’s success? Is it placement of a short story in a lit mag? Obtaining an agreement with an agent?…
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