Events

The One Thing AI Can’t Do for Us

A couple of weeks ago, author Jane Ward and I celebrated the launch of her new novel, Should Have Told You Sooner, at Jabberwocky Bookshop. One of the

How to Survive (and Maybe Enjoy) Going Public with Your Book

Recently, I asked a debut novelist what events she had planned around her book launch. She shrugged and said, “Not much. Most marketing is done online

I Wrote for 17 Minutes Yesterday!

Last weekend, I participated on two different author panels during the 2016 Newburyport Literary Festival, an event packed with

The 6 Biggest Surprises of a Writer’s Life

When a friend asked recently what I was working on, I was excited to share my publishing news: I had just delivered my new novel to my

Why It’s Harder to Write the Next Book than Your Last—And How to Keep Writing Anyway

I published my newest novel, Haven Lake, in April, and I have another book scheduled for publication in October. Yesterday, I started a new

One Writer’s Homage to Booksellers, Librarians & Readers

I'm not sure there's enough wine in the world to launch a new novel without the jitters. Luckily, writers have lots of people cheering us on. I'm not