Writing Break

Today we're talking about what happens after you've signed a contract with a publishing house. I'm also asking if you're a plotter or a pantser. More Writing Tips Rahva Raamat bookstore in Viru Keskus, Estonia - Featured Bookstore Death in Tallinn by Allan Martin - Featured Author Looking Glass Literary & Media Management Literary — Triangle House WattPad Introduces Scheduling Feature Introducing...

We’ve talked this season, and since the inception of this show, about the challenges of landing a literary agent. Today I’m offering 7 practical and actionable tips to help you land an agent. More Writing Tips Freakshow Summer by Anthony Bartley - Featured author St Rita’s Amazing Traveling Bookstore, Tobacco Valley, Montana - Featured bookstore Hiring - Editorial Freelancers Association Query Sha...

I hope you enjoy this bonus episode. Next week, we’re on summer break. Do something fun. The week after that, we’ll be continuing on with season 4.  Thank you so much for listening. As always, you deserved this break.  More Writing Tips AG Recommends Clause in Publishing and Distribution Agreements Prohibiting AI Training Uses - The Authors Guild Free Style Sheet Templates

Join me on the Overthinking Couch in the Writing Break cafe for what I hope to be a useful overview of artificial intelligence in book publishing today. More Writing Tips AG Recommends Clause in Publishing and Distribution Agreements Prohibiting AI Training Uses - The Authors Guild ChatGPT Secret Training Data: the Top 50 Books AI Bots Are Reading Those Fancy Large Language Models Were Trained On...

We are California dreaming today. As usual, I’m bringing you the latest publishing news. Plus, I’m also sharing 3 ways to know that you are ready to seek out an editor, a literary agent, or beta readers. More Writing Tips The Only Black Girls in Town by Brandy Colbert - Featured Author The Salt Eaters Bookshop, Inglewood, CA - Featured Bookstore CCBC Releases Statistics Regarding Diversity in Chil...

The road to publishing is not as narrow as it used to be, and today we’re reviewing evidence of that, and we have publishing news to discuss, of course. More Writing Tips Antigone Books, Tucson, Arizona - Featured Bookstore GLITCH: Book I of the Static Series by Erin Zak and Jackie D - Featured Authors Cormac McCarthy, ‘No Country for Old Men’ author, dies at 89 Mobius to Publish Actor Michael Cai...

We have a lot of news to get through today, including insider information about what makes a bestseller, a review of Amazon KDP’s recent changes, and more. As promised, we’re also discussing literary agents today, the good, the bad, and the ugly.  More Writing Tips Authors Guild Issues Update on New Leaf Authors Authors Guild Statement on New Leaf Literary Letting Authors Go Without Warning -...

If traditional publishing and self-publishing don't feel quite right for you, this episode presents a third option: hybrid publishing. We also learn about a new subscription platform for writers, rising POD costs, and more. All this while slowly making our way to the beach. More Writing Tips Something Like Summer by Jay Bell - Featured Author Hello Again Books, Cocoa Village, FL - Featured Booksto...

The theme for this episode is thrillers. We are also discussing traditional publishing versus self-publishing. Which publishing model is the better choice for authors today? More Writing Tips Weepers by Nick Chiakras The Mysterious Bookshop, New York City - Featured Bookstore Otto Penzler Sets Up Shop at ThrillerFest ThrillerFest Returns to New York City Spotlight on YA Thrillers The Bookseller -...

This episode offers 5 tips for navigating today's publishing landscape. Also in this episode we are talking about writers on strike, men reading romance, and AI disrupting everything. More Writing Tips Men Confess to Loving Romance Novels. ‘You Can’t Let Anybody Knock You for It.’ - WSJ Humanity in Fiction Geoffrey Hinton Leaves Google, AI fears Geoff Hinton quits Google, says he regrets life’s wo...

Whether you’re self-published or traditionally published, you're expected to do a lot of your own marketing these days. When and how should an author begin the book marketing process? This episode tells you the hard truth and offers practical tips to get you started. More Writing Tips Distant Transit by Maja Haderlap - Featured Author Beletrina Bookstore, Ljubljana, Slovenia - Featured Bookstore S...

We're kicking off Season 4 with one truth about publishing that serves as the best and worst part of being a writer. Plus, we're finding out who makes more: self-published authors or traditionally published authors. More Writing Tips Ebooks will update automatically Alliance of Independent Authors Income Survey: Media LInks Casemate Starts New Imprint, Brookline Books Orbit Works – Home | Hachette...

This episode is all about the editing process, from start to finish. More Writing Tips Free Style Sheet Templates Music licensed from Storyblocks: “More Jam Please” by Raighes Factory "Long Winded Woman" by Jontavious Willis

It is review time again, dear writer. Every week I provide you with at least one writing tip, and I have put together a clip show of the last several weeks’ worth of writing tip segments to help you keep things fresh in your mind.  More Writing Tips Free Style Sheet Templates Music licensed from Storyblocks: “More Jam Please” by Raighes Factory "Chill Out In The Coffee Shop (No Sax)" by Jon P...

I have a trend report update for you mystery, thriller, and suspense writers. We’re also discussing your characters’ names.  More Writing Tips Julian Simpson on naming characters Top Baby Names by Year - Gift Carmel Conundrum: A Liz Adams Mystery by Stacy Wilder - Featured Author Pilgrim’s Way Community Bookstore & Secret Garden, Carmel-by-the-sea, California - Featured Bookstore Author Guide...

In this episode, I share three main ways weather enhances a story. More Writing Tips The Space Between Dark and Light by Jan Krause Greene - Featured Author Rainy Day Books, Victoria, Australia - Featured Bookstore Book deals and book proposals with Yahdon Israel - Gift 2 of 2 Advanced Readers' Club - Gift 1 of 2 On Naming Characters 10 Most Recession-Proof Businesses In 2023 – Forbes Advisor Doub...

A CIA agent turned fiction author offers writing advice about character development that can be applied to all genres of fiction. More Writing Tips In Espionage Thrillers, Emotional Intelligence Matters, Too The Internet Archive has lost its first fight to scan and lend e-books like a library - The Verge Book thief in plot that duped famous authors avoids prison Free Style Sheet Templates Music li...

I am reviving an old money-making idea and answering an editing question I’ve refused to answer for 20 years. More Writing Tips The Saga of Roland Inness by Wayne Grant - Featured Author Hay-on-Wye, Wales - Featured Book Village How to Write a Blog - Gift Women are publishing more books than men for the first time Hachette, HarperCollins Offer Voluntary Severance See How Many Followers You Have on...

In this episode you’ll learn how to write better than any AI-generated content. I’ll also share the latest trend in wellness books, upcoming books for kids, and more. More Writing Tips Smart Until It’s Dumb: Why Artificial Intelligence Keeps Making Epic Mistakes (and Why the AI Bubble Will Burst) by Emmanuel Maggiori, PhD - Featured Author Cook & Book, Brussels, Belgium - Featured Bookstore Storie...

In this episode, I’ll tell you about copyrighting your book. We are also going to talk about Barnes & Noble’s new rewards program, and I’m sharing a pet peeve. More Writing Tips The Ancient Code by T. S. Falk - Featured Author Wisdom Books and Aroma Shop, Lalitpur, Nepal - Featured Bookstore Article: How to Copyright a Book Video: How to get copyright numbers for your book New Report Puts Onli...

We are discussing ISBNs, identifying deepfakes, and rewriting dead authors. Plus, I have a few belated gifts for you. More Writing Tips First Look Book Club - Gift #3 of 3 Early Reviewers | Available Now | LibraryThing - Gift #2 of 3 Giveaways | Goodreads - Gift #1 of 3 Death in the Aegean by M.A. Monnin - Featured Author Little Tree Books & Coffee, Athens, Greece - Featured Bookstore Bowker | Ide...

What happens when an author does not agree with their sensitivity reader? In the case of one Big Five publisher, the author didn't get a rebuttal. More Writing Tips Bread and Sugar Water by Abi Kobe Zar - Featured Author Marcus Books, Oakland, CA - Featured Bookstore The Sensitive Question of Sensitivity Readers The Mysteries | Book by Bill Watterson, John Kascht | Official Publisher Page | Simon...

Today we’ll be discussing publishing salaries, book pricing, and since it’s Valentine’s Day, what’s trending in romance books. In honor of our one-year anniversary, we are going somewhere sunny and warm. More Writing Tips Well . . . That Was Awkward by Megan Montgomery - Featured Author Harry Bookshop, Port Louis, Mauritius - Featured Bookstore eBook Market Study: Second Chance Romance ACX announc...

It is review time again. Every week I provide you with at least one writing tip, and I have put together a clip show of the last 10 week’s worth of writing tip segments as a refresher for you.   More Writing Tips How David Baldacci Writes Six-Month Book Publishing Plan Free Style Sheet Templates Music licensed from Storyblocks: “More Jam Please” by Raighes Factory "Chill Out In The Coffee Sho...

Today I’m bringing you some great advice from successful authors, so get ready for that. Open your notes app, or if you’re anything like me, take out a pen and one of your many half-used notebooks.   More Writing Tips Wang Ping, The Last Communist Virgin - Featured Author Yu and Me Books, Chinatown, Manhattan - Featured Bookstore How David Baldacci Writes Sam Lipsyte on Realizing No One F*cki...