The Literary Mercenary

Being an author is a lot like playing the lottery. I've said that before, and generally it means I'm referring to what happens with ...

I remember years ago when I was still a reporter for a small rag in town that I was asked to interview local author Kate Collins who had jus...

Most people think they have a pretty good grasp of the writing process. You come up with an idea for a book, and you go through whatever pre...

A certain headline comes across my news feed every couple of months. Though the specific formula for it might alter, the gist is always the ...

As I've mentioned before, one of my favorite things to do is volunteer for programming at conventions. Capricon is a favorite of mine, i...

I go to a fair number of conventions, and the most recent one I attended was Capricon in Chicago. A smaller sci-fi con, there's always a...

I've met a lot of writers who want to take a crack at the big leagues. Some of them were really good, some of them were mediocre, and so...

To make money writing, first, you have to write. It sounds like the sort of riddle you'd find in a fortune cookie, doesn't it? Aki...

Perhaps the most common saying when it comes to getting ahead in the world is, "it's not what you know, it's who you know....

People often see traditional publishing and self-publishing as natural enemies. Their systems are different, their philosophies are differen...

I remember when I was a teenager, and I made the decision to be a writer. I was already a voracious reader, and thanks to extra credit assig...

So, I was scrolling through my Facebook feed the other day when a post from a writing group caught my attention. I'm not going to name n...