Susan Spann “Royalties” is the publishing industry term for money paid to an author (generally, by a publisher) on sales of a published work. Most authors receive the bulk of their writing income from royalties, which makes them a critical feature of publishing contracts. How are Royalties Calculated? Royalties vary from contract to contract, and […]

Penny Sansevieri According to a recent New York Times article, users spend an average of fifty minutes on Facebook. Fifty minutes! And though this number includes Instagram and the Facebook Messenger app, you can bet that the lion’s share is still spent  on their main platform.  Now more than ever it’s really important to turn […]

How To Close an Open Book Lynda Cohen Loigman I’m an open book. Ask the people who know me best, and that’s what they’ll tell you. I’m not secretive. No one has ever described me as “aloof.” I’ve never answered an invitation with the phrase “I have other plans,” because I’m fine just telling you […]

Aimie K. Runyan When I began writing, my children were very young—4 months and 2 years respectively. Each day at 2 PM, I would tuck them in for their naps and I had three to four hours of uninterrupted writing time. I luxuriated in it, and looking back, I’m glad I did. I would pour […]

Colleen Story Google “perfectionism” and “writers” and you’d think perfectionism was a deadly disease. Pages pop up offering tips for overcoming the “disorder,” warnings for avoiding the “dangerous” tendencies, and help for “dealing” with it. Even the beloved Anne Lamott (Bird by Bird) is quoted as saying: “Perfectionism is the voice of the oppressor, the […]