Since the publication of his companion journal for his debut book 1000 Hours: Questions that Changed My Tomorrows, Anto Boghokian has been hoping, planning, and preparing a monthly gathering for people who have profited from that book, people who are looking for a supportive tribe of creatives. Last week, that monthly gathering became a reality. […]
Why do I need a new kind of writing group?
There’s nothing inherently wrong with SLAKE, according to feedback I’ve received from you guys. But it focuses on writing craft (and, to some extent, the business of writing), on quality, not quantity. Personally, I have spent 2018 and 2019 really struggling to make time to write, and keep those writing appointments, and then write productively during those times. Since beginning my own novel, […]
Why advertising hasn’t worked for me (well, one reason)
Here is one of Russell’s emails about advertising. He is speaking directly to me. I am, indeed, one of those who “keep giving up after a couple of rocky attempts” with advertising. But notice that the only reason his advertising works for him is because HE HAS OTHER STUFF SET UP that works WITH the […]
Shipping costs explosion: defused!
With just weeks remaining in the one-year deadline before international small-parcel mail going into and out from America would have come to a complete halt, a compromise was reached at an emergency meeting in Brussels. Read about the compromise that defused the threat, here. I’ll bet you hadn’t heard anything about this past year’s worth […]
Yes, there is still systemic racism in the publishing industry
The publishing industry is old, old, old. Most of the Big Five publishers in America have roots reaching back to the 1800s and 1700s, and Oxford University Press, the biggest academic publisher in the world, dates back to the beginning of book printing itself. The evolution of book publishing has been mostly that: gradual changes […]
What is a stylesheet? And do I have one?
If you signed a Letter of Agreement to become a Wordsmith client, we created a stylesheet for you! If you’re an academic client with Wordsmith Writing Coaches and we edited a longish bit of work for you, we might have a stylesheet for you, especially if your work had complicated formatting, or if your professor/advisor/journal […]
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