Posts on fiction writing and publishing from New York Times bestselling novelist Michelle Richmond. Craft essays, inspiration, & notes on the writing life.
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Submitting Your Novel or Story Collection to a University Press
If you’ve written a story collection or a debut novel and tried to find an agent or publisher, you know how challenging it is to break through. In this post, I’ll share why I love university presses, and how to know if a university press is...
Book Sales...with Numbers
A realistic look at six months of book sales for a traditionally published author
I’ve never done this before, but here goes!
An Unexpected Development
My Brain on Pause
A strange thing happened one week ago today. My brain suddenly stopped functioning properly. Or it stopped communicating properly with my mouth. Or something. I don’t know the biological specifics. I just know that I can...
Substack for Authors: Find Your Loyal Readers (and have more fun writing)
Writer friends often ask me whether or not it’s worthwhile to set up a Substack. The short answer is: Absolutely!
Over the past few years, I’ve become a little addicted to Substack. It’s the first place I go online in the morning to read,...
5 Great Beginnings from Literary Novels
How to write the first page
Today, we’ll be looking at memorable beginnings from five critically acclaimed novels. We’ll analyze why the opening sentences work and think about how we can apply the principles of these beginnings to our own...
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