Bringing you news and tales from the world of book publishing.
Mistakes, unintentional or otherwise need to be corrected. I misgendered Xiran and I should have been more diligent.
The story of how I had to beg for a newspaper in spite of having a digital subscription.
Some examples and a 43-point-list of what not to write while writing women.
Good ideas begin among chaos. This is why good writers free-write (instead of saying 'writer's block').
Purple Prose seems poetic. It often always is distracting. Avoid it, if possible.
The darlings are alluringly distracting. They are how you lose readers. You have to spot them and kill them.
An appeal to authors to not shy away from marketing their books.
When authors, poets and playwrights sharpen their claws.
Everything has context. Do you look for it?
Flip the switch on being pirated and plagiarised - try advertising your work for free instead.