
To Plodding!
I just had a conversation with another author that might encourage you: Me: How is the writing? Him: Slow but steady. Me: Slow and steady finishes books. Remember, you are building muscles like you would if you were training in a marathon. At first you'll ache all over and feel like you'll die after a mile. Eventually you won't even bat an eye at doing a 13-mile run in writing. Just keep going. :) Him: It feels like dying. Plodding through the first 100 yards. Many muscles to

Understanding the Book Industry Lingo
I've been neck deep in the book business for a handful of years now, not just a hobbist, but a honest-to-goodness full-out pursuit of understanding how to write well, how to publish books well, and how to sell the dang things once they are published! Even after the thousands of hours of dedicated research and practice, I still find that I run across words and terms in the book industry that I just don't know. The following list is by no means exhaustive, but it is incredibly