National Letter Writing Day
June 14, 2026
National Letter Writing Day is December 7. An honest take on the lost art of letters, why email counts too, and the craft hidden in greeting cards.
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ObservancesAudiobook Appreciation Month
June 14, 2026
Audiobook Appreciation Month is June. How swapping useless screen time for audiobooks turns dead time into reading time, from a thousand-book collector.
ObservancesDictionary Day
June 14, 2026
Dictionary Day is October 16. Why a misunderstood word corrupts everything you read, the value of looking words up, and what Weird Al's Word Crimes gets right.
ObservancesInternational Children’s Book Day
June 14, 2026
International Children's Book Day is April 2. Why children's books are so hard to write, how young adult differs, and how one writer got his start.
ObservancesIndependent Bookstore Day
June 14, 2026
Independent Bookstore Day is the last Saturday in April. Why indie and used bookstores matter, why they are fading, and why one writer still seeks them out.
ObservancesRead an E-Book Week
June 14, 2026
Read an E-Book Week is the first full week of March. The honest case for e-books, why you don't really own them, and how they compare to print you keep.
Behind the BookWe Imagined a Little Flat Somewhere With a Typewriter
June 11, 2026
I was going to write the great American novel. What nobody described was the part where writing is a business with invoices in it.
GhostwritingHow to Choose Between Ghostwriters: A Decision Framework
June 11, 2026
Choosing a ghostwriter is a business decision, not a creative one. You are handing someone six months and your name for years to come. The wrong choice costs you a manuscript you cannot use; the right one pays off for…
GhostwritingYou Have More Material Than You Think. You Are Just Not Counting It.
June 6, 2026
Almost everybody who tells me they have no stories tells me three in the next ten minutes. They do not count them because nothing dramatic happened.
Behind the BookI Clicked Publish on My First Book and Sold Nothing for Two Weeks
June 5, 2026
I had fallen into the classic trap every new author falls into. I thought writing the book was the hard part. Wrong.
Behind the BookI Decided in Thirty Seconds Whether Your Resume Was Worth Reading
June 4, 2026
Twenty years on the hiring side of the table. I know what hiring managers are thinking because I was one, and the first thirty seconds decides more than anybody admits.
Behind the BookA Dancer With a Bone Through Her Nose Taught Me How to Ghostwrite
June 2, 2026
A bold and wildly creative dancer with a bone through her nose and tattoos that once made my conservative side shudder. We became friends.