How to Keep on Writing When the World is on Fire

How to Keep on Writing When the World is on Fire

Apr 22, 2026 | On Mindfulness, On Writing

By Paula Munier Okay, so the world is on fire. But that’s no excuse not to get our writing done. Or is it? Admittedly, the chaos happening out there in the world can distract us even when we’re tucked inside our writing room away from it all. Because we are living in...
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...
10 Writing Lessons We Learned from 2020

10 Writing Lessons We Learned from 2020

Jan 5, 2021 | On Mindfulness, On Writing

Hindsight is 2020. I stole that great line from my son Greg Bergman, Editor-in-Chief for capitalwatch.com. This year was a nightmare, but we did learn a lot—the hard way—about our industry, ourselves, and each other. 1) Backlist matters. As terrible a year as this may...

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