Archive - SubMakk

The Word You Want is Spelled Y-E-A-H

Apr 12 •

March 2024

Interiority, Part 2

Mar 18 •

Interior(ity) Design Fails

How NOT to Get In a Character's Head (Part 1 of 2 or possibly 3)

Mar 13 •

February 2024

Why Are Paperbacks

(🎶 It took me years to write, will you take a look? 🎶)

Feb 20 •

ADHD Wins and Fails

(but let's focus on the wins)

Feb 14 •

The Best Yemini Novella I Ever Read

Plus... let's go to Africa!

Feb 1 •

January 2024

"Are you still on book tour?"

I mean... define "tour"...?

Jan 23 •

Frank Lloyd Wrong

There's a craft lesson in here somewhere...

Jan 9 •

December 2023

A Quick Holiday Mystery

I'll never get over this photo

Dec 22, 2023 •

The other publishing answers!

"Unlikeable" female protagonists, my terrible Venn diagrams, and more...

Dec 20, 2023 •

A Substack-versary Zillow Horror Show

... plus what's ahead, and a special offer

Dec 8, 2023 •

Your Publishing Questions (Finally!) Answered

Agent shenanigans, the perils of italics, how to synopsis, and the most annoying rejection I ever got...

Dec 4, 2023 •

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