Ok. I need your help. I’m a first time, relatively unknown, author. Getting a book published is a minor…

The transport of books from the publisher, to actual stores, is something of a mystery. It’s supposed to take…

Each of these QC reviews took an enormous amount of time. I sat down and read through the entire…

Good day. Happy Day. Marlowe sent me the index for my book – MY BOOK HAS AN INDEX. SOME…

Blah. Woke up this morning expecting some email from various people about various things – and there is nothing.…

The revision and review process is slow. Molasses slow. It seems so trivial, all these little details with words…

Somehow i expected when the draft finished, things would take off. Teams of copyeditors and illustrators would arrive, pick…

Draft 2 is now complete. I told Mike, my editor, I thought i was done. He didn’t disagree. According…

A funny thing I just realized. Sometimes I sit here stumbling over half-ideas, and then finally connect with one…

Working on draft 2 – Currently on Chapter 4. The problem with feedback on draft 1 is that I…

Still not over the hump. Poking at it. Calling it names. Had yoga class this morning. Was relaxing in…

First: Woohoo! (big long pause) Second: There is a big psychological hump on starting this second draft. Do I…

Ha. Ha ha ha. I am on chapter 12. What would you be doing right now had you stayed…

I’m at 2/3rds mark and it seemed smart to go talk to people – interview people – and get…

Struggling all day to write. Little bits of nothing. It feels like I’m reaching into a bag looking for…