MWA and The Author's Guild refused to accept me as a member. M. J. Rose acceptauthorguild Change image and share on social
Don't add people to your subscriber list just because they once wrote you a note. Or once answered a note you wrote to them. Don't put your address book into your newsletter database. Let your readers sign up. M. J. Rose addaddressanswer share on social
Sometimes what you mustn't do is just as just as important as what you must do. M. J. Rose importantmustn Change image and share on social
From 1999 on - until 2003 - I covered publishing in a weekly column for Wired.com and wrote for several other publications - altogether writing over 150 articles. M. J. Rose altogetherarticlecolumn Change image and share on social
With so many millions of titles available, the books that will get talked about are the books that make readers talk about them. M. J. Rose bookmakemillion Change image and share on social
I was taught to think outside the box. Before my grandfather was one of the original Mad Men, he and a group of other Air Force Intelligence officers formalized brainstorming as a problem solving technique. He taught the concept that creativity can be taught at Buffalo University. My dad invented toys. My mom was a photographer. M. J. Rose airboxbrainstorm share on social
When I sit down to write, I know everything I need to know... I start writing, and within 30 seconds or 60 seconds, I'm watching a movie. I'm not making this stuff up; the characters are acting it out,and I'm just writing it down. M. J. Rose actcharactermake share on social
It's been more than a decade since I put that self-published novel, 'Lip Service', up on a website. Since then, many hundreds of authors have gone from self-published to traditionally published. M. J. Rose authordecadehundred Change image and share on social
A curious mind is the most important attribute any man or woman can possess. M. J. Rose attributecuriousimportant Change image and share on social
I think that we need to live our lives for the present... as if it is our one and only wild and wonderful life. M. J. Rose lifelivepresent Change image and share on social