I came across a post by Jeff Goins, who blogs about writing and creative life, called “7 Tips for More Effective Writing,” and it’s great in itself, but I noticed a particularly insightful nugget of wisdom within it: His final three tips are the...
If you’re interested in a career as an author, you’ll hear a lot of advice like, “Getting published isn’t the point,” or, “Don’t chase market trends just to make money.” Those are totally true … sort-of. I do...
Tom Wolfe is the reason I am here, writing a blog post on a website that also tells you about my narrative nonfiction books. Tom Wolfe taught me that there’s a story behind everything, as long as you get the details and the drama and the passion and then tell it...
I stumbled on this piece from last year on The Guardian by Lincoln in the Bardo author George Saunders on “what writers really do when they write.” After five books, I continue to wonder that myself, so I clicked. There’s so much good insight, I...
Seinfeldia was when I learned what it’s like to be a bestseller. Namely, it’s exhausting, but better than the alternative. Many of the lessons came after the release, in the blessedly endless marketing phase. Here are a few: Fight your editor for what you...
Mary and Lou and Rhoda and Ted is what I consider my first solo book in a lot of ways. It was my passion project. And it was the book in which I learned to write a book. I’ll try to explain that a little more here, but it was a spiritual feeling more than...
