Devon Halliday
writer, editor, teacher, & former literary agent offering advice on publishing, craft, & the writing life
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Bad Craft
I haven’t been reading much contemporary fiction. Usually I feel guilty about this. But then sometimes I read a fresh just-published novel that’s getting a lot of hype and I think: This, this is why I don’t read more contemporary fiction!...
How to Write, How to Publish, & How to Stay Sane
I started this substack in the summer of 2025. Since then, I’ve written almost-weekly posts about craft, publishing, and the writing life.
I write about whatever obsesses me in a given moment, so the archive of my posts is wildly out of or...
Looks Are Everything (When It Comes to Book Covers)
A book has to pass several checks in order for me to take it home from a bookstore. The decisive one is the writing check: I flip to a random middle page and start reading. Authors usually aren’t quite as self-conscious by the time they hit...
Agent Common Sense
This happened a few years ago to a friend of mine:
She queried a handful of agents with her novel. One agent got back to her quickly and asked for the full manuscript on a 6-week exclusive. (An exclusive means that the writer can’t send th...
Traditional Publishing: Still Worth It?
In March, (who analyzes debut deals and publishing trends) sent out a newsletter called: “Should Writers Still Chase Big 5 Traditional Publishing in 2026?”
The post is behind a paywall, but here are some representative quotes:
Querying...
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