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Think You Can’t Get Sued For Putting Real People In Fiction? Think Again.

You can’t protect yourself as a creator just by changing names — but here are 5 tips from that could help

Sep 3

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Sep 3

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‘I’m In My 20s And Want To Be A Writer. What Should I Be Doing Right Now?’

The brutal truths nobody tells you about launching a writing career when you’re just a few years out of school

Mar 5

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Mar 5

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What Do Publishers Really Pay You For A Book?

Learn from these 63 mind-blowing (or heartbreaking) ‘advances’ paid to bestselling or barely selling authors

Mar 31, 2023

What Do Publishers Really Pay You For A Book?

Mar 31, 2023

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What To Read When You’re An Ex

Writers talk frankly about sex, love, and more in books that can help when your marriage or relationship ends

9h ago

What To Read When You’re An Ex

9h ago

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Tired Of Hitting Paywalls When You Try To Read Fiction In The New Yorker Or Other Magazines?

Try my list of eight great classic stories you can read for free

6d ago

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6d ago

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Why You Shouldn’t Try To Write ‘The Great American Novel’

You won’t impress editors and agents with an outdated idea that doesn’t reflect modern publishing realities

Sep 10

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Sep 10

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Five Books That Can Help You Understand The Refugee Crisis

Why it matters that only 2% find new homes after fleeing horrors like war, tyranny, or sex slavery

Sep 6

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Sep 6

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An Easy Way To Lose Readers Fast: Use The ‘Good News, Bad News’ Lead

Why this cliché should go the way of the Kaypro computer

Sep 5

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Sep 5

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Is The Trump-Hitler Link Fair?

Well-known authors think so, but not everyone agrees

Sep 4

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Sep 4

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Why We Need Negative Book Reviews

My new Substack post answers a question critics hear a lot

Aug 31

Why We Need Negative Book Reviews

Aug 31

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Critic, novelist, award-winning journalist. Former book editor of the Plain Dealer and book columnist for Glamour. Words in NYT, WSJ, and other major media.

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