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The bestselling erotic fiction author on building a loyal readership through direct relationship and the self-promotion habits that every serious writer with a long-term career eventually has to develop.
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The entertainment editor on the strategy she used to transform a trade publication into a glossy that the industry actually competes to be covered in -- and what she changed first.
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The bestselling novelist on why she sees the digital publishing revolution as good news for writers -- and the shifts she believes are permanent regardless of what traditional publishers do next.
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The Atlantic contributor on the years of grinding that preceded her breakout essay -- and how she finally figured out what kind of writer she actually wanted to be.
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The HGTV host on making the unlikely transition from working tradesperson to television personality -- and what hands-on expertise actually looks like when the cameras are on.
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Media law experts explain the mistakes that most frequently expose journalists to libel claims -- and the pre-publication verification habits that protect you before the story goes live.
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The clauses writers routinely overlook, the terms they should always push back on, and what publishing contract experts say you should think twice about before signing away.
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An introduction to a new series tracking how working journalists build careers -- told in their own words, with the messy parts left in and the linear success narrative set aside.
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The arguments for and against simultaneous submissions -- and the cases where pitching multiple outlets at once makes sense, ruins relationships, or simply depends on whom you are asking.
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A writer reflects on whether it was wise to stack a wedding, a lost income, and an expensive graduate program in the same season -- and what the math actually looks like now.
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