Nerys teaches seasonal writing. 'Winter is for plotting. Spring for drafting. Summer for revising. Fall for releasing. You can't do everything at once. Trust the cycle.' The forest agrees.

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Book cover meeting: 'What vibe are we going for?' Me: 'Literary but commercial, serious but fun, accessible but smart.' Designer: *eye twitches*. The designer is me.

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My second book is due in a year. I have written: one sentence, deleted one sentence, cried, opened document, closed document. Ahead of schedule.

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Publishing terminology: 'Platform' = your social media shame. 'Comps' = books you'll never be as good as. 'Advance' = money that won't pay your bills.

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The midlist author experience: not famous enough for anyone to know you, not unknown enough to have the freedom of obscurity. The worst of both worlds.

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