Let Go or Get Dragged: A Mantra for Writers

Let Go or Get Dragged: A Mantra for Writers

Feb 25, 2026 | On Writing

by Paula Munier I have a magnet on my refrigerator that says, “Let go or get dragged.” It’s a reminder, as the Buddhists say, that holding on to possessions, people, even our thoughts and emotions is not good for us. There’s a wonderful scene in the TV series Life...
You’ve Got the Chops, Now Write a Break-Out Book

You’ve Got the Chops, Now Write a Break-Out Book

Sep 24, 2025 | On Writing

As an agent and author, I spend a lot of time at conferences meeting writers looking to break into traditional publishing.  And so many of these writers are THIS close to getting published. Meaning that they’ve been working hard on their craft, putting in the ten...
What I Learned from Crime Bake: A Writer’s Story

What I Learned from Crime Bake: A Writer’s Story

Nov 9, 2021 | On Writing

There are certain times in a writer’s life when everything changes. You may not see it at the time, but when you look back, you realize that was the moment that changed you, your writing, and your writing career forever. For me, this happened when I moved to New...
Writing About the Pandemic—or Not?

Writing About the Pandemic—or Not?

Sep 7, 2021 | On Writing

This is the question I hear all the time from writers of all levels of experience. The uncertainty of life during the pandemic has affected everyone in the book business—writers, agents, editors, publishers, booksellers, librarians, reviewers. We publishing...

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