Didn’t you hear? Humans have the attention span of a goldfish.
The statement may be a stretch (even though Ted Lasso made us all believe it’s an immutable truth!), but the idea behind...
What is memoir as a genre and memoir as a strategy? Senior Vice President of Editorial at Harper One Mickey Maudlin identifies the differences.
“So what? Why does memoir...
We’ve all studied basic story structures in our high school English classes. And if you’re anything like me, you probably purged them from your memory. What will I ever need to...
By Dave Goetz and Melissa Parks
Each of us has spent quite a bit of time in the magazine industry. During those years, we learned some skills from magazine writing that can translate to book...
By Dave Goetz and Melissa Parks
You're not a writer if you've never been absolutely lost while working on a piece, whether a blog, an article, or, especially, the chapter of a book.
Writing is...
By Dave Goetz and Melissa Parks
The reasons for writing a memoir are many. Some write to understand their past; others share truths from their past to help others with their future. Still others...
By Dave Goetz and Melissa Parks
Story. Story. Story. No one argues with the idea that stories are one of the primary ways we communicate as humans. It's one thing to enjoy a great story. And quite...
By Melissa Parks and Dave Goetz
There's the book idea. But first there is the hard work of book proposals. To grab the attention of the editorial committee and the pub board, the proposal needs...
By Melissa Parks and Dave Goetz
When you write a book, it often feels like you'll never reach your final destination. It's one thing when you're at mile marker one, and are just starting to...
by Melissa Parks and Dave Goetz
"Will you read this for me?"
It is one of the scariest questions to ask when you are a first-time author seeking feedback. Christina Quist, author of “ ...
By Melissa Parks and Dave Goetz
It's one thing to get up at 2 AM for something special like a long road trip to Disney.
It's quite another to get at 2 AM every day for your job. Yes, 2 AM. Every...
By Melissa Parks and Dave Goetz
There's no joy like that of diving into the writing project with an author.
We've worked with many authors in the past twenty years - from book concept to...
