Writer’s Book of Doubt Update

Kathleen Jennings has completed a wonderful series of illustrations to accompany the text. for The Writer’s Book of Doubt. Here’s a sample.

So the next step will be to do the cover design. I’ve been busy reading lots of books on motivation, happiness and habits and am working on my essays.

More Essays

I’ve also accepted 3 more guest essays for the book.

S.L. Huang has an article on balancing self-publishing and traditional publishing.

Crystal Huff has an article on handling impostor syndrome.

Lauren Herschel has an article on dealing with grief.

Guest Essay TOC

So the list of guest essays now looks like:

My Novel Writing Process, AKA Writing With Baby by Aliette de Bodard

No Word is Ever Wasted by Delilah S. Dawson

Slow and Steady Wins the Race by Kate Dylan

I am a Big Black Man Who Writes Science Fiction by Malon Edwards

Revenge is 100 Dresses by Meg Elison

The Space You Make For Your Art by Kate Elliott

The Ball in the Box by Lauren Herschel

No Death Match Here by SL Huang

The Literal Seat of My Pants by Crystal Huff

10 Things I Learned From Failure by Kameron Hurley

Overcoming Self-Doubt as a Writer by Matthew Kressel

The Racial Rubber Stamp by R.F. Kuang

The Great Green Monster by Fonda Lee

Don’t Self Reject by Rose Lemberg

Seeing Yourself in Stories by Likhain

Cultural Appropriation for the Worried Writer by Jeannette Ng

The Necessity of Hope by A. Merc Rustad

El Mayarah – Stronger Together by Mary Swangin

How (Not) to Include Trans People as Background Characters by Bogi Takács

Writing, Mostly by E. Catherine Tobler

The Ups and Downs of a Long Career by Martha Wells

Whenever I’m in an Extended Period of Not-Writing I am Always Deeply, Deeply Mystified About How the Hell to Start Again by Isabel Yap