Discursions
M. L. RioCraft, process, and industry insights from bestselling author M. L. Rio
| Platform |  | Pricing | Freemium | Publishes | Twice weekly |
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| Issues | 241 | Founded | 3 years ago | Last Issue | 3 days ago |
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Finding the beat
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 — always a crisis, but especially when you...
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...
The Discursions Index
How to find everything you need and want to read
It’s been a few years since I started this newsletter. There’s a lot of content. If you’re a paid subscriber (thank you!) you have access to everything in the archives — but that’s of limite...
Write-along Flash Sale
The cheapest retreat you'll ever sign up for
Hello, Substack, my old friends. I’m back on the road and back in the air and shortly headed to my last residency of 2026. For the month of July I’ll be at the Studios of Key West (I’m also teac...
The Scooby Gang Rule of Good Fiction
Character, conflict, and crime-fighting
I often pitch Graveyard Shift to people as a grown-up, messed up Scooby-Doo. About halfway through the writing process — when the deadline had just changed from February to mid-December, leaving me t...
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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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