And maybe you’re on the fourth scene of a serial episode, and you’ve already written half of what you planned to write. The editor want 5,000 words. The character wants to be quiet. The plot demands another turn. The story doesn’t feel finished yet. As you type the next sentence, you slide into red-ink land, […]

At some point, you probably has a shelf full of books you’ve begun but never completed. It happens a lot; it makes you feel guilty. You feel bad about wasting your time, sure, but mostly, you feel bad about spending all that cash. Most readers bases their purchasing decisions solely on sticker price. That’s a […]

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A major source of angst among book collectors is the gap on the shelf where another volume awaits. That is a promise waiting to be kept, but it must be kept at some point. When will that be? Will you fill out the set in time for next spring, or will it take you five […]