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How To Be An Author: What's Your Next Book About?

Hi friends! In our continuing series on How To Be An Author, today I want to talk about IDEAS and how to make them into books. Sort of. Writers have tricky relationship with ideas–whether that means having too many, too few, or paralyzing anxiety about which ones to actually
Kate McKean 18 Nov 2025
On Trust, Dumb Jokes, and Amusement Park Rides

On Trust, Dumb Jokes, and Amusement Park Rides

What I learned on my summer vacation
Kate McKean 19 Aug 2025
Is Your Novel a Screenplay?

Is Your Novel a Screenplay?

Or vice versa?
Kate McKean 19 Jun 2025
How To Write a Hit Pitch

How To Write a Hit Pitch

In Four Easy (Not Easy) Steps
Kate McKean 20 May 2025
Running on Empty

Running on Empty

Sorry to get that song stuck in your head
Kate McKean 15 Apr 2025
How to Actually Finish Writing a Book

How to Actually Finish Writing a Book

It's this and a kick in the pants. An Agents & Books 2025 Guide
Kate McKean 09 Jan 2025
Are You Writing a Bad Book or the Wrong Book?

Are You Writing a Bad Book or the Wrong Book?

According to Sondheim
Kate McKean 21 Nov 2024

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