Discursions
M. L. RioCraft, process, and industry insights from bestselling author M. L. Rio
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Learning to write all over again
We have a first draft
I finished the first draft of my novel-in-progress this past Sunday, after doing pretty much nothing else since the tail end of my California trip around April 22. It’s been a race to the finish, since I threw out abo...
I might be a masochist
Misery, pain, and writing on airplanes
First of all, welcome to all the new people who recently subscribed! Presumably you found your way here from this little rant about publishing’s genre problem, which resonated a lot more than I expect...
Publishing Has a Genre Problem
A rant in defense of "general fiction"
A few months ago we had a series of baffling conversations with a major US retailer about the positioning of Hot Wax. This particular retailer put the book on one of their big “best of” lists for the...
From the top!
Why I'm starting over with my novel draft
On the last day of my six weeks of winter residencies I realized I had to throw out most of the 70,000 words I’d spent those six weeks writing. This is not the revelation that you want to have on M...
How Much Time Does a Writer Spend Writing?
Time Diary, Part 1: Writer in Residence
I’m at my third residency in six weeks. I didn’t plan to do this winter this way, but it’s how the dates shook out. After six months of rejections, I overcorrected and applied to too many programs in...
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Bestselling author of HOT WAX (2025), IF WE WERE VILLAINS, GRAVEYARD SHIFT, and other things. I write about the craft of fiction, the business of publishing, surviving creative self-employment, and Big Five book deals from first draft to pub day.
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