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Every Book is Harder Than the Last

Anything Else is a Big Lie

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Why This Book Worked

And maybe why others didn't

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First Q&A of 2023

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Four Years of Agents & Books

Looking ahead, and back

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A YEAR IN READING

Books, books, and more books

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2022 in Charts

CHARTS! CHARTS! CHARTS!

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Q&A Thursday

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How Do I Know if My Book is Good Enough?

For whom and for what?

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How'd That Thing Go?

Year-End Assessments and Not Crumbling to Dust

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Q&A Thursday

A hardball and a softball

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A Gift Guide!

All Your Shopping Sorted

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On Avoidance

Of Twitter, the Future, and Worrying

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Q&A Thursday

Two big questions I've been kinda avoiding edition

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QUICK QUICK BEFORE SOMEONE ELSE DOES IT FIRST

On Ideas and Speed

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Make Those Two Guys the Same Guy

A writing tip

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This Machine Will Make You Write More

A product recommendation with a twist

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Q&A Thursday

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We Know What You Want to Hear

And Why We Can't Say It

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The Power of Word of Mouth

A Barely Scientific Case Study

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How to Have an Agent

if you're used to doing everything yourself

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Q&A Thursday

You Do You Edition

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Publishing Doesn't Owe You

A Tough Love Post

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Q&A Thursday

Decorative Gourd Edition

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THE END is Just the Beginning

Get Ready for Some Sports Metaphors