I just watched this super short clip of a talk given by South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone to some very surprised students at NYU.

According to these storytelling legends, here is...

I’m a fan of harnessing AI as a tool in writing your books, but NOT of actually using what AI generates to write your books. In fact, I call the writing AI generates “AI Slop.”

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I don’t care what you think of Ethan Hawke. Or if you don’t think about him at all, frankly. I’m a GenXer, so I grew up with him as one of the primary heartthrobs of my favorite...

I am truly blessed in this life and I will never tell anyone otherwise. Ever.

I was born into family and educational privilege. And I am currently living the life of a creative, which can bring...

Let’s say you were launching a new business. Would you just start selling something right away?  

No. You’d do your market research first. 

Say you're making healthier...

Most folks browse the Table of Contents when they want to discover what a book is about.

But have you ever browsed the Index?

We have a terrific hack for authors courtesy of Dr. Stephanie Cawthon,...

Have you seen the New York Times article listing The Best 100 Books of the 21st Century?

To compile it, the editors solicited input from favorite modern authors like Stephen King, as well as celebs...

I had the honor of meeting Josh Shelov, the founder of Written Out Loud, the other day on Zoom. Much like Your Bestselling Book, Written out Loud offers online courses designed to help people...

Recently, I’ve been hearing a lot of horror stories about scammers and frauds in the publishing industry. It breaks my heart because I’ve only ever worked with the most extraordinary...

“This week, The Onion began distributing a print edition for the first time in more than a decade and will soon deliver it monthly to everyone who subscribes to its site. The move is a...

Recently, I stumbled across this article I wrote for the Huffington Post over 10 years ago, 40 Ways to Find Joy in Your Everyday Life.

It was the first article I ever wrote that went viral,...

I’m delighted to announce that Kelsey Makaiwi has joined the Your Bestselling Book team! We are absolutely thrilled to welcome this intelligent and radiant young woman, who has impressive...