Author. Editor. Ghostwriter.
At the beginning of 2017, I was given the glad opportunity to write a monthly column for The Write Life, one of my favorite writing websites. Every month, I consider a topic from an editor’s perspective. I’ve covered how to find an editor, what you can expect to pay an editor, and how to format…
The Dallas Nonfiction Authors Association officially launched on March 30, 2017 at Deep Vellum Books. Along with my co-leader Clay Morgan and featured speaker Blake Kimzey, twenty other Metroplex nonfiction authors showed up to meet each other, talk craft and shop, and hear Blake deliver an imminently helpful speech on getting published, fighting rejection, and being…
If you’re a writer who’s been rejected more times than you can count, watch Jia Jiang’s fifteen-minute TED talk on purposefully seeking rejection.
Outlining Your Novel by K.M. Weiland ought to be on every author’s bookshelf. If you’ve ever found yourself paralyzed by a blinking cursor or suddenly struck dumb at the sight of a blank piece of paper, Outlining is your solution. If you believe that you can only write when you’re inspired, Outlining (plus Steven Pressfield’s…
WARNING: Don’t read any further unless you understand these words from Steven Pressfield: “The artist committing himself to his calling has volunteered for hell, whether he knows it or not. He will be dining for the duration on a diet of isolation, rejection, self-doubt, despair, ridicule, contempt, and humiliation.” If you’re ready to dine, read…