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Please Read This!

I’m sure you’ve never had this experience: you email something to someone you’re working with, ask them to review it and respond to you with their feedback/answer/opinion.

And they don’t write back.

So you email again.

And they don’t write back.

So you bang your head against the wall and hope it dulls the pain of being ignored.

I found myself in that situation today … Read More

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creepy

In the comments, Colleen asked that I address “mission creep” and the joys that emit there forth.  I’ve heard it called “mission creep,” “scope creep”* and “the single easiest way to lose your mind.”  Whatever business speak phrase you prefer, it is the phenomenon of thinking you know exactly what a project will be and how much time it will take, only to watch it … Read More

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5 Things to Know Before You Sign Your Publishing Contract

The following is the first of five emails from a free e-course about understanding publishing contracts. You can sign up for the rest of the course here. In any publishing deal, you're in charge. That's because a publishing contract is you giving the publisher permission to use your work. They need permission and

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