• The Bizniz - The Whole Enchilada

    The Launch!

    At the beginning of 2025, my friend Ilene Haddad and I sat down for a heart-to-heart. She and I had been working together for two years, meeting weekly to exchange our writing, providing feedback and moral support, and generally holding each other’s hands through the arduous process of writing our respective books. We decided that since we’d been by each other’s side this whole time, and both books were due out later in the year, it was only fitting that we co-launch. So in April, we picked a date, sat down, and created a Very Large Spreadsheet of all the…

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    The Bizniz

    Why I Chose to Publish My Own Book

    When I started writing my first novel I had no idea what I was doing. You know the cliché about pantsing vs. plotting? Well, I’m a pantser in almost every aspect of my life. Meaning, I hadn’t given a single thought about how I wanted to present this thing to the world before I began writing. Very quickly, I realized that worrying about, commenting on, and fretting over publishing takes up a lot of writers’ time and energy. At least, the ones I follow on social media. Many factors go into how and why authors choose their publishing path. So…

  • The Bizniz - Writing

    It all becomes quite simple if you’re not trying to get rich and famous.

    Ever since I set about writing my first novel, I’ve been doing two things at the same time. First, I’ve been, you know… writing. Engaging in the creative process over a period of many months. Learning how to translate the pictures in my head into the written word. Improving my skills and practicing the time-honored craft of good storytelling. The other thing I’ve been up to is devoting time to figuring out how to publish my book when it’s finally finished. At one point someone suggested to me that perhaps it was best not to worry about my book being…

  • The Bizniz

    What’s the Real Value Proposition for Writers Using Social Media?

    The idea that if you want to make an impact in any endeavor you must dedicate hours a day to using social media is, by now, axiomatic. This isn’t just true for writers and other creatives, of course. Practically every industry and sector of public life holds this narrative. If a bear approaches a woman in a forest and no one is there to tweet about it, did it even happen? There’s still a belief, despite copious evidence to the contrary, that social media is a meritocratic environment that allows ‘the best and brightest’ to naturally emerge; that those who…