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National Novel Writing Month: the time when writers decide it's time to die, aka. November. It sounds impossible, writing 50,000 words in one month. But, if ...

Finding an agent to represent your book is what will get it to publishers like Penguin Random House, Hachette, McMillian, Harper Collins, and Simon & Schuste...

You’ve finished writing your baby. It's grown up, graduated middle school, survived high school (barely), and now it’s time to apply for colleges. Aka. Get a...

With Pride Month upon us and Pride Week in New York City having inspired me (shoutout to the amazing march and the rainbow-clothed dogs that joined the rainb...

BookCon: The time of year in New York City when bookworms flock to the birds’ nest in hopes of them taking a bite. And what are those birds, exactly? Authors...

Sometimes, in high school, you have your rebellious phase. You meet Bo. Damn, Bo is fine, but he’s bad for you. You start wearing heavy eyeliner and black li...

Plot is, perhaps, one of the most important parts of a novel. But, what drives that plot? What gives it substance, conflict, and the sweet breath of life tha...

When people say City of Books, they aren’t kidding. And when I say it’s the happiest place on Earth (sorry Disney), neither am I. Powell’s City of Books, the...

Writing your first novel is like rehearsing for a play just for it to end up being awful after years of dedication. That doesn’t sound like something you wan...