authoring

Guest post: Should you send your team gifts on publication day? + 4 other etiquette dilemmas

Award-winning author Alma Katsu on how to comport yourself as a polite author in 2025 (+ a giveaway!)

Sep 29 •

"You're trafficking in your own personality. How much of yourself do you want to give? It's a weird line."

A very candid convo with Jenny Rosenstrach of Dinner: A Love Story

Aug 1 •

and

Jenny Rosenstrach

41:15

How to tell if your agent sucks

An extremely specific test — because a bad agent is worse than no agent at all

Jul 21 •

This "feminist" outlet published a piece tearing down 5 books by women—including me

Hating my novel is A-OK! Lazy journalism is not.

Jul 10 •

This stat about the publishing industry made my jaw drop

Um, raise your hand if everything you thought about the field was wrong?

Jul 7 •

17 things you didn't know you can ask your publisher for

I had no idea my publicist would happily take care of #11...

Jun 23 •

I asked a business expert how publishing needs to change—and what he said made me rethink the whole industry

"Y'know what would be interesting? If art could be updated the way products are."

Jun 16 •

Let's talk about my Week 1 sales

...and why publishing needs a major overhaul

Jun 10 •

Exactly how I threw an influencer event for my book

Did it pay off? Let's discuss.

Jun 8

"I don't start by knowing the characters. I start by just sorta having faceless people that interact."

A no-holds-barred publishing AMA with literary agent CeCe Lyra

Jun 3 •

and

The Shit About Writing Team

38:17

My book comes out in 12 days and I am TERRIFIED

I regret to inform you it doesn't get any easier

May 8 •

7 tips for surviving your publication day

Here's how to share your work without blacking out from sheer panic

May 2 •

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