If no one knows your book is out there, no one will think about buying it. It's as simple as that. M. J. Rose bookbuysimple Change image and share on social
You can write the best book you can, and that might still not be enough. Appeal isn't something that most writers can't strive for or identify. It's something even the best agents and editors can't always identify. M. J. Rose agentappealbook share on social
There's almost no author alive who isn't weathering the tumultuous changes in the publishing industry. M. J. Rose aliveauthorindustry Change image and share on social
I always miss my mom. Mother's Day would be just one more day I'd feel her absence but for the relentless commercialization. Thanks to that, this day is even harder to deal with. M. J. Rose absencecommercializationday Change image and share on social
The Fiction Writer's Co-op has 51 members, from celebrated NYT bestsellers to promising newcomers, and a waiting list. M. J. Rose bestsellercelebratefiction Change image and share on social
When writers stop to sharpen pencils or get up and make coffee to procrastinate, they still stay in their heads with their characters. But when you zip over to read email or check your Facebook page, you get zapped out of the fictive dream. It's brutal on my writing. M. J. Rose brutalcharactercheck share on social
'Power Play' is a morality tale for our post-Enron world and - not incidentally - wildly entertaining. Nothing wrong with that. M. J. Rose enronentertainincidentally Change image and share on social
Don't spend more than 10% of your marketing/PR budget on a trailer. Trailers have to be marketed, too. So, far too many authors wind up marketing their trailers instead of their books. M. J. Rose authorbookbudget Change image and share on social
Nora Roberts, Stephen King, Lee Child and George R. R. Martin write wildly different books. Their writing, plotting and styles have little or nothing in common. But they all write books and characters that readers find appealing. M. J. Rose appealbookcharacter share on social
Smart authors, faced with storms, chose to create umbrellas. That's why a diverse group of authors banded together to create The Fiction Writer's Co-op, which will work to find innovative ways to promote each other's work and cheer each other on in a very competitive field. M. J. Rose authorbandcheer share on social
