Hey everyone, The first time I ran the 30 Days, 30 Queries course, it was a bit of an experiment. I had been sending 30 pitches a month for years by this point and when I told readers of this newsletter (all of you!) that this is how I landed so much work, I was […]

Hey everyone, This morning I got incredibly annoyed at myself for being so goddamn shitty to myself. I would never speak to other people the way I talk to myself and wouldn’t dream of having so many unrealistic expectations, either. I mean, what kind of moron gets an email from an editor saying, “You are […]

Hey everyone, The other day, Sam (a.k.a. the spousal unit) was watching a paramedic reality show and I walked in on a particularly gruesome scene. After I’d averted my eyes and questioned my husband’s taste in television repeatedly, he pondered how it was interesting that the people with the most high-pressure jobs often seemed to […]

Hey everyone, I wish this weren’t true, but I’m excellent at self-sabotage. I could play it as a sport, I’m that good. Of course, there are no prizes for writers who sabotage repeatedly– only bigger and higher obstacles to overcome.  Remember how I told you I was going to write 10,000 words on Black Friday? This was a good […]