Some New Year's Thoughts + New Online Workshops
Here's what's going on in 2026!
Save Your Darlings
Thoughts and advice for fiction writers.
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Are There Really Published Books Written by AI?
Of generative AI and underpants gnomes
Lifting the Vail on the Publishing Industry
A lot of new writers find the publishing industry opaque. Let’s try to fix that.
Is AI Destroying Publishing?
I don’t think so, but we should pay attention to it.
Happy New Year! Let’s Set Some Goals!
Also a mea culpa.
Sorting Out Good and Bad Information about Publishing
Social media has become a cesspool of mis- and disinformation. How can you tell what’s good?
New Workshop!
I'm teaching how to punch up your prose!
Publishing Myths!
I'm teaching a new and well timed workshop.
November is National Novel Writing Month
But you probably already knew that.
Back to School
Some Quick Hits to Get the Newsletter Rolling Again