This is the math writers don’t want to know. These are the facts. The largest “target” publishing genre, the one with the most voracious audience of readers, is Young Adult.  If you are a writer, your very best odds of publishing are tied to the YA market. Step One to publishing your YA masterpiece is […]

First order of business: Dear Fuzzy’s Taco Shop in St. Louis. You knew you were being cute when you filled out the name of your restaurant on the paperwork to register your business with the Missouri AG. You signed off on the lascivious tongue-shaped jalapeno logo. Fine. Sure. Go with God. Perhaps one day I […]

I’m in a quandary. My Critique Group skews a bit older. Five tough birds and me. If you crack open Powell’s Catalog of Ornithology, you’ll find my picture next to the description of the Great Midwestern Snark. I’m not an easy critter either. The unwritten rule of a manuscript critique is that you begin and […]