Congratulations!   That’s a big deal.  You’ve probably worked for years on manuscripts, written and revised countless query letters, read rejection after disheartening rejection and finally, you’re there.   If this is your debut novel and you’re anything like me, you have no idea what comes next.  Or you have some ideas, most of which will turn out to be [...]

Someone asked me the other day if it cost a lot to get my book published.  No, I told her, when you sell your book to a publisher, they pay you and take on the costs of producing it.  It doesn’t cost anything.  Which is only partially true, because as any writer will tell you, a big [...]

True confession: I expected to hate blogging.  Having a blog never crossed my mind until I started reading about stuff you should do if you have a book coming out.  I hemmed and hawed for a while and finally decided to give it a try.  Imagine my surprise when I found I actually liked it.   I’ve long been a fan of blogs [...]