Write Your Next Chapter
Heather Garbo, Book CoachFor aspiring women’s fiction writers (re)discovering their writing voices in midlife…because no woman should regret not pursuing her creative dreams nor doubt the value of her voice.
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7 Ways Your Prose May Not Be Elevated Enough for Upmarket Fiction
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My last two posts shared highlights from my 2026 mid-year analysis of the debut fiction deals (here and here). One thing that was clear? Upmarket fiction is dominating right now. But there’s still a lot of confus...
11 Insights on the 2026 Debut Fiction Deals to Date
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I’ve been analyzing the Publishers Marketplace debut fiction deals since 2024, and today I’m sharing the insights I’ve gleaned from the deals in the first 6 months of 2026. This is a follow-up to my previous post...
Who's Betting on Debut Novelists in 2026? Plus the Genres in Demand Now
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Since 2024, I’ve been analyzing the debut fiction deals every 6 months and sharing my take-aways here, and once again I’m excited to share what I’m seeing in the deals (because…data nerd!).
For a little context...
6 Reasons You Feel Stuck in Writer's Block and How to Move Forward
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I hate the term “writer’s block” but I used it anyway because it’s a shorthand most writers are familiar with. But I believe most of what writers think is writer’s block actually comes from a lack of story plannin...
Q & A: Indie Author Erin Hawkins on What It Takes to Make Self-Publishing Actually Work...and Actually Pay
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I was really excited to sit down and interview indie author Erin Hawkins this week. We’ve been in one another’s orbit for years, even living in the same neighborhood with our kids in the same schools, yet we never actua...
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