Dan Desai Martin

When you write a book, people want to know what it is about. And when you are trying to land a literary agent, one way they get that info is

I’ve read the blogs. I’ve supported other writers on Twitter. I knew it was coming. I did all I could to mentally prepare myself. Yet the sting of rejection still

While there are many good sources on editing a manuscript, I think that the best advice may come from the Great British Baking Show. While Paul Hollywood may be a

I am late getting to this, but I participated in #SFFpit on Twitter near the end of February. It was my first time participating, so here are my not-so-initial thoughts.

An infinite number of monkeys at infinite keyboards may eventually hammer out Shakespeare, but I’m no monkey and I don’t have infinite time. And like many writers, I suffer from

Let’s do this. While 2021 was the year I wrote and edited a manuscript, 2022 is the year I will find a literary agent, sell my manuscript, and be on

I was so excited when I finished my first draft. I was riding high, king of the world, on cloud nine, and whatever other tired cliches you want to add

Sometimes you are the bug. Sometimes you are the windshield. Yesterday, I was the bug. I sent my manuscript to a professional editor. This was after six beta readers had

What was the most nerve-wracking experience of writing a book? It was every single time I sent any part of my manuscript to someone to read. Pressing that ‘send’ button

One of the most helpful and fun aspects of writing a book was a monthly gathering with two others in a writing group. The three of us were at various