On my Patreon page, I’ve been putting up free posts about the new and improved cover art that we’re doing at WMG. You can find a number of posts, but I thought I’d share this one with you here. (I’ll be sharing the occasional Patreon post throughout 2026 and maybe beyond.) You can sign up […]
Continue ReadingIf you had asked me a year ago whether or not I would write a post like this, I would have laughed at you. Then I heard from an industry friend that the sf and mystery digest magazines were for sale. It looked like, he said, they would be selling soon. They did, but it […]
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I do most of my business writing on Patreon these days, but roughly once per month, I’ll put a post for free on this website. This post initially went live on my Patreon page on March 30, 2025. If you go to Patreon, you’ll find other posts like this one. Putting Yourself Out There I’m […]
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I do most of my business writing on Patreon these days, but roughly once per month, I’ll put a post for free on this website. This post initially went live on my Patreon page on December 22, 2024. If you go to Patreon, you’ll find other posts like this one. Glocalization In the past year, […]
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Please note: This originally went live on my Patreon page on Sunday night, February 9, 2025. If you want to see most of my business posts these days, you’ll find them on Patreon. I’m only going to post a handful here. Doing The Work Amid The Noise There are times in life when being a […]
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I do most of my business writing on Patreon these days, but roughly once per month, I’ll put a post for free on this website. If you go to Patreon, you’ll find other posts like this one. Generational Change Those of you who read my monthly Recommended Reading List know I love The Year’s Best […]
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Tuesday’s election results in the United States have left a lot of people feeling shocked, dismayed, upset, and angry. Others are pretty happy with that result. And even more people have moved on, thinking, Well, that’s over. It’s not over, really. Whenever a new administration comes in the White House, changes occur. I suspect that […]
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For a long time, we’ve been trying to figure out how to bring new writers into our online writing workshops. Over the years, we’ve put together almost a thousand workshops. Many (most) are geared toward already established writers who want to improve their craft. But a lot of them are good for beginners as well. […]
Continue ReadingI just posted another blog on Findaway’s rights grab on my Patreon page. Again, I have made this post open to everyone. Usually, I don’t do that, and I won’t do it much in the future, but I want you folks to understand what just happened with Findaway. It’s a business lesson that all writers […]
Continue ReadingI know many of you have asked me to write about Findaway’s giant rights grab this week. I just finished a short post on it. I’m no longer doing the regular business blog. Instead, I post about business things on my Patreon page. I made this post wide, so everyone can see it, but most […]
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