# Andrea Bartz: Get It Write Welcome to your new favorite writing community! Discuss & demystify publishing with candid interviews, fresh writing tips & industry intel from a NYT bestselling thriller author. (Public posts = book news, Ask a Bookseller & guest essays). Join us! Page: Feed: --- ## ["Publishing is under a full-fledged assault from AI slop right now."](https://andibartz.substack.com/p/publishing-is-under-a-full-fledged) _2026-08-18 · Andrea Bartz_ A borderline shocking chat about the state of the industry with an indie publishing exec ## [Guest post: Publication day is just a day, actually](https://andibartz.substack.com/p/guest-post-we-need-to-totally-rethink) _2026-08-13 · Jo Piazza_ Bestselling author Jo Piazza on why publication day...is just a day ## [Guest post: Being a journalist taught me it’s okay to take big swings in satire. Here’s why.](https://andibartz.substack.com/p/guest-post-being-a-journalist-taught) _2026-08-11 · Mimi Montgomery_ Author Mimi Montgomery on capturing the absurd ## ["Your readers aren’t stupid. You have to trust that you’ve done the work to get them there without holding their hand"](https://andibartz.substack.com/p/your-readers-arent-stupid-you-have) _2026-08-06_ Corinne Sullivan on why she tries to avoid italics and exclamation marks, finding the "clickiest" angle, and her sharp thriller, YOURS ALWAYS ## [Ask a Bookseller: How has bookselling changed since you started out?](https://andibartz.substack.com/p/ask-a-bookseller-how-has-bookselling) _2026-08-04_ Plus: A surprisingly tough element of running an indie bookstore ## [Guest post: The opening page that landed me a 50% request rate](https://andibartz.substack.com/p/guest-post-the-opening-page-that) _2026-08-03 · Natalie Moss_ Debut author Natalie Moss shares the evolution of her book's beginning ## [Guest post: 5 things my career as a doctor taught me about being an author](https://andibartz.substack.com/p/guest-post-5-things-my-career-as) _2026-07-31 · MJ Soni Author_ Debut author MJ Soni on finding inspiration in a seemingly unrelated field ## [I asked booksellers how AI is changing their field](https://andibartz.substack.com/p/i-asked-booksellers-how-ai-is-changing) _2026-07-29 · Andrea Bartz_ Their answers alarmed me. ## ["I pitch widely and without fear. Because the worst you can get is a no."](https://andibartz.substack.com/p/i-pitch-widely-and-without-fear-because) _2026-07-27_ Lori Gold on balancing multiple narrators, making a story feel "news-worthy," and her wildly imaginative novel, KISS, MARRY, KILL ## [Exactly how much I made from being a lead plaintiff in the largest copyright settlement ever](https://andibartz.substack.com/p/exactly-how-much-i-made-from-being) _2026-07-23 · Andrea Bartz_ And what I wish I'd known before becoming a class rep ## [Daily plans, scheduled by AI (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/U0Gk3sKzVBbc) _2026-07-23 · **Sponsored**_ AI-made daily plans that schedule tasks and protect focus time. ## [Guest post: What authors need to know about breaking into Hollywood](https://andibartz.substack.com/p/guest-post-want-to-break-into-hollywood) _2026-07-22_ Author and screenwriter Amy Chozick on making the leap from page to screen. ## [What did you believe about yourself as a writer that you've let go of?](https://andibartz.substack.com/p/what-i-wish-i-knew-10-years-ago-author) _2026-07-20 · Andrea Bartz_ What did you believe about yourself as a writer that you’ve since let go of? ## ["I have found basically no relationship between a publisher saying that a book is a good book club book and it actually being a good book club book."](https://andibartz.substack.com/p/i-have-found-basically-no-relationship) _2026-07-15 · Andrea Bartz_ A lively chat about the publishing's biggest IRL trend with Liz of Open Book Club NYC [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/204016429/b59e7f944e0c7988fa188473e7c8438d.mp3) ## [Guest post: The 300 words that sold my novel](https://andibartz.substack.com/p/guest-post-the-300-words-that-sold) _2026-07-13_ Lindsey J. Palmer on how one short addition changed everything ## ["I’m a newsletter consultant—here's what I wish every author understood about Substack"](https://andibartz.substack.com/p/im-a-newsletter-consultantheres-what) _2026-07-09_ Digital publishing pro Leigh Weingus on crafting a newsletter that builds your brand (and sells your books!) ## [Ask a Bookseller: What makes you order a midlist title?](https://andibartz.substack.com/p/ask-a-bookseller-what-makes-you-order) _2026-07-06 · Fisher_ Plus: in-store author behavior that literally made my jaw drop ## ["I kept waiting for it to all fall apart but it never really did."](https://andibartz.substack.com/p/i-kept-waiting-for-it-to-all-fall) _2026-07-02_ Anne-Sophie Jouhanneau on centering "nobodies", nailing ensemble casts, and her crazy-fun whodunnit, WE WOULD NEVER TELL ## [Guest post: How I got comfortable being cringe on social media](https://andibartz.substack.com/p/guest-post-how-i-got-comfortable) _2026-06-30_ Thriller author Noelle W. Ihli makes the case for putting yourself out there as an author ## [Is AI the Most Urgent Issue Facing Writers?](https://andibartz.substack.com/p/is-ai-the-most-urgent-issue-facing-e29) _2026-06-26 · Andrea Bartz_ A recording from Andrea Bartz and Leigh Stein's live video [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/203592101/663ce882b158cce736ee6a8e5cd73ea7.mp3) ## [Guest post: THIS is the necessary ingredient for finishing a project](https://andibartz.substack.com/p/guest-post-ive-published-other-writers) _2026-06-24_ Nina Haines, founder of Sapph-Lit, on the necessary ingredient for pushing a solo project past the finish line ## [Zuverlässiges Hosting, Domains, Server (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/X6juCPs7dw1Y) _2026-06-24 · **Sponsored**_ Zuverlässige Infrastruktur, niedrige Preise und skalierbare Server für deinen Webauftritt. ## [Exactly what to do on your publication day](https://andibartz.substack.com/p/exactly-what-to-do-on-your-publication) _2026-06-18 · Andrea Bartz_ Also, psst, The Last Ferry Out is now out in paperback!