Archive - On a personal note of Before and After the Book Deal

What I read, ate, stewed over and stewed in a cast iron pot during winter break.

Dec 29, 2022

November 2022

Thoughts on manuscript failure, aging parents, and the old Suwanee

Nov 23, 2022

Why your manuscript failure might be a planted seed

Nov 16, 2022

October 2022

Actually, the two biggest mistakes.

Oct 5, 2022

August 2022

I will always love you.

Aug 30, 2022

my vacation with a burner telephone in France

Aug 3, 2022

June 2022

Exhaustion is not complacency. Here's why.

Jun 29, 2022

May 2021

Why are US consumers so slow to purchase books? Continue reading on Medium »

May 24, 2021

March 2021

From Socktober flyers to intriguing spam, here’s how to turn junk mail into stellar writing. Continue reading on Medium »

Mar 23, 2021

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