Ultimately the first, best step in getting your work noticed is to write good work. If people don't engage in your writing, no amount of serialization or free downloads is going to matter. You have to write something worth reading, and often it takes time to get at that level.

Do what you need to do and enjoy life as it happens.

Engrave this in your brain: EVERY WRITER GETS REJECTED. You will be no different.

I will not let my sales figures dictate what I say on the blog, because the blog is what I want to say.

I failed angst in high school. They let me graduate anyway.

In other words, crew deaths are a feature, not a bug," Cassaway said, dryly.

My marriage had its ups and downs like anyone's, but when it came down to it, I knew it was solid. I miss that sort of security, and that sort of connection with someone.