maggie, Author at Un-Settling Books

Get Out of Your Own Way

Some writers can’t get started. Some writers can’t finish. There are different ways to overcome either challenge, but there’s one that addresses

People can’t buy and read a book they don’t know exists. And they can’t know it exists unless you – or someone

The answer, as with most things, is that it depends. Kazuo Ishiguro wrote The Remains of the Day in four weeks. Arthur

It feels like that some days, doesn’t it? Yeah. Bastards. But that’s not the kind of tool I mean. I’m talking about

Remember Paper Clip Guy? He used to pop up in MS Word: “I see you’re writing a letter! Do you need help?”

I tell my clients this story, courtesy of Aaron Sorkin’s Leo McGarry on The West Wing: “This guy’s walking down the street

Would you still want to write your book if I told you that doing so was going to change your life, change

First you write the book, then you hire an editor, right? Wrong. There are many kinds of editors, and the one you’re

“How big does your platform have to be to get a book deal?” All a platform means to an agent or publisher

“Your book is coming out next spring!” This is one of the sweetest missives a writer can receive. Especially those of us