Craft, process, and industry insights from bestselling author M. L. Rio
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Going with your gut
I woke up at noon in Dublin today after a red-eye flight and realized it was already September 24, which means my novella Graveyard Shift turns two today.
Last week I talked a little bit about Hot Wax and dashed expectations, how crushing...
Feeding the fire when you’re all out of fuel
You can almost tell how long somebody’s been in the business by how excited they get about the milestones, where they are on the journey from “I can’t believe I’m about to hold my book in my hands for the first time!” to “If I have to make...
Back in paperback
WAX off, WAX on
It’s that time of year again. Book tour kicks off in a little less than two weeks.
Finding the beat
How to outline when you're out of time
So I’ve been offline for a while. There are a lot of causes of that; some I’ll get into later, some I can’t for contractual reasons, some I just won’t bore you with. The biggest challenge is moving —...
The Digital Toolkit
Internet resources for the savvy writer
This residency hasn’t gone quite the way I hoped. That happens, sometimes — you don’t get the feedback you need or life butts in or circumstances simply conspire to make things difficult. I’ve been j...
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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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