DEALBREAKERS: 5 Reasons Your Book Won’t Sell

DEALBREAKERS: 5 Reasons Your Book Won’t Sell

Jun 3, 2026 | On Writing

DEALBREAKERS: 5 Reasons Your Book Won’t SellFrom Career Authors — write. sell. repeat. 1. Your Protagonist Is not Smart and/or Brave and/or Relatable Is not unique in some way Doesn’t drive the action from beginning to end(Not all heroes wear capes.) 2....
REVISION: A Round-Up of Rewriting Tips

REVISION: A Round-Up of Rewriting Tips

May 27, 2026 | On Writing

Finish. Revise. Persist. That’s what it takes to get published. But too many writers skip the rigorous revision process so critical to making your book go from good to great. Because revision is where the magic happens. Here’s some insider tips from bestselling...
Spring Cleaning for Writers

Spring Cleaning for Writers

May 20, 2026 | On Mindfulness

It’s that time of year again. Here in New England, all the snow is melting, and the days are growing longer, and the sun is shining brighter, and wow! What a mess is revealed, from the dusty furniture and the dirty windows inside to the detritus-filled gutters and the...
Writerly Wit and Wisdom: The Best One-Liners from David Baldacci, Alex Finlay, Lisa Gardner, John Grisham, Charlaine Harris, Jennifer Hillier, David Morrell, Walter Mosley, Neil Nyren, John Sandford, Lisa Scottoline & Lisa Unger

Writerly Wit and Wisdom: The Best One-Liners from David Baldacci, Alex Finlay, Lisa Gardner, John Grisham, Charlaine Harris, Jennifer Hillier, David Morrell, Walter Mosley, Neil Nyren, John Sandford, Lisa Scottoline & Lisa Unger

Aug 6, 2025 | On Writing

For me, the coolest part of writers’ conferences is the off-the-cuff words of wisdom you hear from the great crime writers of our time. I take notes—and at the recent ThrillerFest 2025 I gathered some great advice from some master storytellers. Here’s a quick round-up...

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