I realized recently I didn't have a consistent archive of all of my newsletters (which are published roughly once every couple of months, full of chat and cats; you can sign up at the bottom of the page here). I'll keep updating it with new issues going forward.
- June 2018: Blocks, Wings, Books, Things. In which I overcome writer's block (and this e-mail is very long as a result) ~ My first picture book "WINGS" into the world ~ Upcoming webinars & conferences ~ Delightful new books ~ Questions & answers on building a writing career and what editors really want ~ Five good links ~ And a handsome cat.
- December 2017: Writers, Money, & the 2017 Tax Bill: A Conversation with Elaine Luttrell Grogan. A conversation about financial planning for writerly types, with a generous offer ~ an ongoing way to learn about the submissions & acquisitions process ~ and a cat video to spring into 2018.
- November 2017: Acquisitions + Auction = Action. An acquisitions webinar and auction opportunity ~ A bright new picture book ~ Questions & answers on meetings and timings ~ Five good links ~ And a handsome cat.
- August 2017: Some Questions, A Couple of Suggestions, on How to Fight Instead of Fleeing West. Q&A & Q&A & Q&A, Plus A Chance to Win an Hour of My Editorial Time ~ A Free Webinar ~ A Writing Contest ~ A New Book Out This Month, Edited by Me ~ Upcoming Conferences ~ Six Links ~ And a Cat
- June 2017: Possessed by Prose, and a Perspective on POV. In the POSSESSION Posse ~ A New Writing Contest ~ A Q&A on Third Person Multiple POVs ~ Two Upcoming Conferences ~ New Books Out This Month, Edited by Me ~ Five Good Links ~ And a Cat Ensnared
- April 2017: Fast Furies, Quality Queries, and Other Spring Delights. The pleasures of emotional abandonment ~ A zombie book returns ~ The structure of a great query letter ~ Ongoing announcements ~ New books edited by moi ~ Five links ~ And my most handsome cat.
- March 2017: Literature Divided by Math Equals This Newsletter. Not entirely in this order: The Klein Formula of Readerly Work ~ My recent change in employment ~ A brilliant new middle-grade novel and a free e-book ~ Some questions about writing across cultures ~ Five links ~ Upcoming appearances ~ And my handsome cat.
- December 2016*: Resolutions, Schmesolutions. To Write More and Better, Make a List. Keeping it simple for '17: Talk about lists ~ Two actual lists ~ A list of questions and answers ~ and pictures, including my cat. (*Okay, okay, January 1, 2017, but who's counting.)
- November 2016: Showing and Telling, in Writing and in Life. In which everything is upside down, so we start with a cat video ~ Five links of note ~ Some 2017 appearances ~ Q & A of the Month, on showing and telling ~ A nouveau novella ~ Two questions and a challenge for writers in the new political (dis)order ~ And a goofy bit of occasional doggerel.
- October 2016: Election, Auction, Action, Selection -- Plus a Cute Cat. In which we all face a great choice in a consequential plot ~ Win an hour of my editorial time ~ A kind reception for my second book ~ A swift goodbye to my first one ~ Three great new novels edited by me ~ Q & A of the Month ~ Appearances, links, and un beau chat.
- September 2016: Meet The Magic Words. In which my book is released, and I am grateful ~ A reminder about ordering ~ A Q&A on quietude ~ A royal new title from Arthur A. Levine Books ~ My upcoming events ~ Five links ~ and a picture of the Marlster.
- August 2016: I Need an External Plot, Dammit. (Don't I?) On Being Surprisingly Relaxed ~ Creating an External Plot ~ Five Links ~ Many Events ~ and My Handsome Cat.
- (July 2016 was an event calendar that is now irrelevant, so I'm skipping it.)
- June 2016: Do You Need Relateable Characters? (And What Does That Mean Anyway?) Thoughts on relatable characters ~ crafting external plots ~ new books and reviews ~ five links ~ and my cat.
- May 2016: Freelance Editors, Chapter Books, Playing with Poetry, plus a Cat. Two Questions of the Month, on Freelance Editors and Chapter Books ~ Four Novels Out Now ~ I Publish a Poem ~ Six Links ~ And a Cat.
- April 2016: Five Months | One Question | Five Links | One Cat. Some thoughts on time ~ A Q&A on plot stripping ~ Five links of note ~ And a cat.