maggie, Author at Un-Settling Books

Winter Is Made for Books

It’s a grey, blustery day in Montreal, and it’s got me thinking about the long winter ahead. Vermont winters can last six

So you’ve been writing and writing, and at this point, you want to throw your manuscript – or maybe even your entire

Writing is like a sport. If you don’t practice, you don’t get any better. Rick Riordan We were all taught how to

Kill your darlings, kill your darlings, even when it breaks your egocentric little scribbler’s heart, kill your darlings. ~ Stephen King Few

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