To most would-be authors, there are only two routes to publication - get an agent and go for a big publisher or self-publish. But there...

The publishing world is not a friendly place. I hope I've impressed this upon you by now - this is an insular, name-driven world where...

By this point, you've walked down publication road long enough to know that it doesn't really head anywhere. The "We're all friends"...

A new year is coming up, and some of you will decide that this is the year that you will be published. I'm terribly sorry to hear that....

Pressed for time? Why not listen to the post instead? If you've reached this point, then you have a finished work of fiction and you're...

For those of you who were a little bit lost in my rambling podcast, here's the essence of my plan: I have two query letters, each of...

I hate sending query letters. I hate it to the depths of my being, if for no other reason than the time it wastes. Oh, it's no epic feat...

Here are the collected short story posts as of October 4th, 2020. This post may be updated if new posts are added. Writing a Short Story:...

No one wants to steal your book. No one wants to steal your book. No one wants to steal your book. Well, that was simple. Or were you...

Pressed for time? Listen to the post instead! A few weeks ago, I made a video covering some of the common scams plaguing publishing right...

Story length is an important factor for anyone writing for short fiction markets, which often have specific word count requirements. So...

Pressed for time? Listen to the post instead! Aspiring writers can get tunnel vision. People get so focused on getting a novel published...

Before I continue with the series on flash fiction, there's a side topic I should probably touch on. If you've been following my series,...