“I have 25 versions of my manuscript and I'm drowning,” a new client told me last spring.

She'd spent months feeding ChatGPT different prompts, generating draft after draft, revision after revision. ...

Note: Today’s newsletter is a guest post from Michelle Songy, the founder & CEO of PressHook. PressHook helps authors connect with PR opportunities, including journalists who are looking for expert co...

Just two weeks ago, I got an email from Google that read:

Fresh features, endless possibilities.

Craft compelling stories

Create custom, illustrated stories with read-aloud narration. Just descr...

My new go-to line when anyone wants to ask me anything about publishing is going to be, “Read this article. Then we’ll talk.”

Kevin Kelly, the founding editor of Wired magazine, prolifically publishe...

Have you heard about this summer's hottest book, a memoir titled The Tell? Everyone I know has been talking about it for months. This due to the fact that the author has been on a whirlwind press tour...

Twenty years ago, I struck gold connecting to literary agent Laura Yorke. She's guided me through the ivory-toured world of traditional NY publishing with wisdom, humor, and incredible generosity—work...

Last March, I watched a beautiful moment unfold in the Spring cohort of Your Bestselling Book. Maria (names have been changed) had just shared a passage about her husband’s horrendous deceptions durin...

Two years ago, Jason Ferguson had poured over 100,000 words onto the page without showing them to a soul. Some he hadn't even re-read himself! This week, Jason’s book, Nobody’s Legend, was released up...

You know the feeling: A pull to share the story burning inside you. Regular insistence from friends, family members, and coworkers, urging you, “Write a book! You have such wisdom.” A desire to transi...

Today’s newsletter is a guest post from Emily Green, Founder and Director of Programming at Love Means Business.

If you’re already an author, then you already know: Writing your book is only half the...

Nine months ago, I was knee-deep in organizing the Spring 2025 Cohort of Your Bestselling Book, our acclaimed writing course, and launching The Story Cure, our vetted community of creators who are eag...