Author Diaries

Hardcovers vs Paperbacks: Changing market economics in publishing

+ Exclusive Preorder Gift: Handmade Bookmarks by Me!

Jun 12 • Evelyn Skye

All the Craft Books, but Not All at Once

Resources for Each Stage of the Creative Process

May 22 • Joanna Phoenix

Ten Books, Ten Years as a Published Author: The Top 10 Things I Wish I Had Known Before Becoming an Author

Author Career Rating: 10/10, would do again

May 15 • Evelyn Skye

Flavors of Magic

Fantasy vs. Magical Realism vs. Speculative Twists

Mar 20 • Joanna Phoenix

Author Impersonation and Other Scams

They've gotten a lot more prolific

Feb 13 • Evelyn Skye

Author Diary: IDEAL LIFE ARCs have landed!

+ What the heck is an ARC?

Jan 9 • Evelyn Skye

IDEAL LIFE: Cover reveal for my next book!

Author Diary: I'm the WORST at helping on cover design

Nov 14, 2025

Author Diary: The Adventures of Querying

Concrete Tools and Tips from a Currently Querying Writer

Oct 17, 2025 • Joanna Phoenix

Avoiding Obsolescence: Technology, pop culture trends, and their place in fiction

Avoiding obsolescence

Oct 10, 2025

Shifting Gears: Behind the Scenes of my Next Book

Author Diary #1: Introducing IDEAL LIFE

Sep 5, 2025

Origami Workshop + Book Club Discussion: The Incredible Kindness of Paper

Virtual Launch Party!

Aug 18, 2025

1:26:13

What Publishers Really Want with Simon & Schuster Senior Editor Lara Jones

+ Behind the scenes of a book deal, cover design & more

Aug 5, 2025

42:11

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