When I self-published my book Busting the Brass Ceiling in 2020, I didn’t expect huge sales. Even though I called in lots of favors and got a lot of discounted editing and design rates, I didn’t even expect to make my money back. That didn’t matter. Or at least it didn’t matter enough to change… Continue Reading
If writing a book tops your list of regrets, you could be missing out on more than you know. These days, more and more people are finding a sense of fulfillment through penning their memoirs. Whether for public or family consumption, the process can be just as illuminating when it comes to self-discovery. Many of… Continue Reading
Like an ambush predator, I’ve been sneaking up on that novel I’ve wanted to write for so long in the hopes of finally creating a story that works. I’m starting to talk about it with friends I met decades ago in the High Sierra town that will be the novel’s setting, and to tap their… Continue Reading
My two-year-old English Cocker Spaniel, Moke, has figured out a life lesson that has eluded many of us. His secret: doing what it takes. Like his older Aussie mix brother, Misha, Moke loves to a killer game of chase. The problem, of course, is that the only time you get to chase is when you… Continue Reading
I often joke that if you’re experiencing writer’s self-doubt, then you must, by definition, be a writer. I’m not sure why we’re all so ridiculously insecure, but that does seem to be the case. If you don’t agree with me, you probably don’t know a lot of writers. Continue Reading
I don’t ever wonder why people would hire a book/writing coach like me. Twenty-five years of helping clients work through their writing struggles and publish their books tells me all I need to know. But if there was any lingering doubt, all I’d have to do is look at myself. Continue Reading
Is me or I correct? Do you know? Or have you joined the apparent national movement to get that wrong? The trend drives me so nutty that I’m going to do my bit to reverse it by reposting a version of this rant every quarter. Of course, it’s hard to blame anyone for the mistake,… Continue Reading
To know me is to know my dogs. They are my family. They are my constant companions at home or on the road in my Eurovan, which should be named Dog House 2. Dog House 1, a Rialta that looked like a stretched version of the Eurovan, finally died a few years ago after several… Continue Reading
Olympic champion sprinter Michael Johnson, who won four Olympic gold medals and eight Word Championship gold medals, had an absolute sense of how we would work together on his book Gold Rush. We were going to take what has now become a standard hybrid approach to helping writers. “I’m going to write raw rough draft,”… Continue Reading
“A closed mouth doesn’t get fed,” a teen said at the close of a recent NPR interview about students in Chicago having a voice regarding their school improvements. I’d never heard the saying, but I figured it was a little too pithy for a high school student to come up with. I was right. Still,… Continue Reading
Literary Agent:
Ted Weinstein
Ted Weinstein Literary Management
Mechanics’ Library Building
57 Post Street, Suite 512
San Francisco, CA 94104
tw@twliterary.com
www.twliterary.com