Hey Reader, I'm planning my edit schedule for October and November and thought I'd send a quick newsletter about my editorial openings. I decided I wanted to feature a voice note that I'd received from one of my author's this past week, Anna Richland. But I never share things with that without asking for permission so I emailed Anna to ask if I could use this quote from the voice note she sent me: Hey Angela, I just wanted to say that the reviews coming in for Checking Out the Librarian on...
about 8 hours ago • 2 min read
Hey Reader, Longtime readers might remember when I used to do the 3@3. New readers, welcome to the explanation: a few years back, I used to go live once a week at 3pm and answer 3 questions that had been pre-submitted. It was all live, no editing, just raw talk. Turns out, I've got a pile of those clips sitting around, and honestly, most of the advice hasn't aged a day. Would I add some information or say it a bit different? Maybe. But these are still so solid, I decided to resurrect them and...
4 days ago • 3 min read
Hey Reader, I’m working on something new for authors, and I want your input before I build it. There are a LOT of people in publishing telling authors what you should be doing. Write faster. Publish more. Be on social media. Build a newsletter. Run ads. Do audio. Make special editions. Try Kickstarter. And on and on. And on lol. I know there's a lot that goes into being an author, and building an author career, and I'm always thinking about the best ways to help with that. So I’m curious:...
8 days ago • 1 min read
Hey Reader, Longtime readers might remember when I used to do the 3@3. New readers, welcome to the explanation: a few years back, I used to go live once a week at 3pm and answer 3 questions that had been pre-submitted. It was all live, no editing, just raw talk. Turns out, I've got a pile of those clips sitting around, and honestly, most of the advice hasn't aged a day. Would I add some information or say it a bit different? Maybe. But these are still so solid, I decided to resurrect them and...
12 days ago • 1 min read
Hey Reader, Longtime readers might remember when I used to do the 3@3. New readers, welcome to the explanation: a few years back, I used to go live once a week at 3pm and answer 3 questions that had been pre-submitted. It was all live, no editing, just raw talk. Turns out, I've got a pile of those clips sitting around, and honestly, most of the advice hasn't aged a day. Would I add some information or say it a bit different? Maybe. But these are still so solid, I decided to resurrect them and...
19 days ago • 2 min read
Hey Reader, Longtime readers might remember when I used to do the 3@3. New readers, welcome to the explanation: a few years back, I used to go live once a week at 3pm and answer 3 questions that had been pre-submitted. It was all live, no editing, just raw talk. Turns out, I've got a pile of those clips sitting around, and honestly, most of the advice hasn't aged a day. Would I add some information or say it a bit different? Maybe. But these are still so solid, I decided to resurrect them and...
22 days ago • 2 min read
Hey Reader, Longtime readers might remember when I used to do the 3@3. New readers, welcome to the explanation: a few years back, I used to go live once a week at 3pm and answer 3 questions that had been pre-submitted. It was all live, no editing, just raw talk. Turns out, I've got a pile of those clips sitting around, and honestly, most of the advice hasn't aged a day. Would I add some information or say it a bit different? Maybe. But these are still so solid, I decided to resurrect them and...
26 days ago • 1 min read
Hey Reader, Have you ever noticed that we tend to save our reflection and reset for the end or beginning of the year? Like December or January are the magical months to pay attention to what's happening in our business/productivity. I understand why, a lot of people see the calendar year as an easy time for a reset, but what about the rest of the year? Instead of waiting for the traditional reset, here are three questions I like to ask myself every quarter, and I encourage the members of The...
28 days ago • 1 min read
Hey Reader, The original subject line I wrote for this email was "The 8 things that work when my brain hates me" but that felt a little aggressive (though true, lol). I don't know about you, but sometimes I get stuck, or my brain wants to go in 10 different directions. And that can make getting done what I need to get done...challenging, to say the least. Especially for someone who is *always* on deadline (always). So here's a list of things that work for me and my ADHD, and maybe they'll...
about 1 month ago • 2 min read