One for each week (give or take) from my weekly planner: January “We are all unfinished stories wandering in this vast library searching for the chapter where we finally find home.” May Aygun “If you don’t feel ready for resolutions and new beginnings, you’re right on time. This is the season of hibernating, dreary rest,... Continue Reading →
Publishing Insights – October/November 2025
Fall is busy in publishing! Manuscripts are due to publishers, books are launching, and agents are circulating proposals for next year’s hits. And this year, I’ve finished some big projects including a book we’ve been working on for three years! Fall is also when authors get book deals. Proposals are circulating and publishers are making... Continue Reading →
Publishing Insights — September 2025
Dear Friends, Fall has arrived! And for those of us in publishing, we know what that means. While publishers take much of August off and head to the Hamptons, we editors are supporting authors with book deadlines in Sept and are hard at work. With many manuscripts due in September, summer is always a flurry of... Continue Reading →
Publishing Insights — April 2025
Welcome to Spring! Spring is here – at least in my neck of the woods, and I couldn’t be happier! The windows are open, tree leaves are budding (and allergies along with them), and the temps have finally notched into the non-coat range. In Indianapolis, it also means the start of the Indy 500 season.... Continue Reading →
So You Think You Want to Freelance?
It used to be strange to advise former colleagues, students, and a host of other people on freelancing. Or rather, what it means to shift your career skills from the corporate environment to independent work. It involves an important mindset shift focusing on what it means to run a business as well as knowing how... Continue Reading →
