Rebecca McLaughlin

When we say that writing is a tough business, it always feels like there's a "but" buried in there. Writing is a tough business, but you have to keep going. Writing is a tough business, but you have to love what you do even when things are difficult. Writing is a tough business, but the world deserves your story. When we say this, we are reminding ourselves of something. For a while, it felt like what I was reminding myself was that I have little control over what happens in

Here are several vivid memories from writing, revising, selling, and publishing my first novel, NAMELESS QUEEN. It also has some memories...

Should I delete THIS character or THAT character? I did what any reasonable person would do. I made a pro/con list.

As the author of a book, I don't have much control (any, really) over the cover. So, I consider myself extraordinarily lucky that the...