by Sara Stibitz | May 10, 2020 | Testimonial
When I finished the manuscript for Soul Uprising (at the time called The Trust Code), I thought to myself “I’m 90% of the way done with this.” Ha! Let me explain. HA! No, seriously. The thing is, we all have blind spots. They come in the form of ideas that are clear...
by Sara Stibitz | Apr 8, 2020 | Confessions of a Writer
I used to be (and sometimes still am) a very talented emotional “stuffer.” I could stuff with the best of them, put on a stoic face, and keep going like nothing was happening. Years ago when my mother passed away, I was so resistant to appearing grief-stricken that I...
by Sara Stibitz | Apr 8, 2020 | Confessions of a Writer
For the last week, I’ve been swinging back and forth between feeling calm and feeling anxious, as if I’m holding my breath and waiting for something to happen. It’s made all the weirder by the fact that we’re all waiting for a tiny, invisible...
by Sara Stibitz | Mar 12, 2020 | Publishing Advice, Writing Advice
If you’ve decided to go the traditional publishing route, your next step is to think about how to hire and work with a literary agent. Below, I’ve included some of the most frequently asked questions I get about working with an agent. And I’ve also...
by Sara Stibitz | Mar 5, 2020 | Writing Advice
If you’ve ever picked up a copy of Domino magazine, you know that they have an eye for two things: design, and finding obscure and absurdly expensive items. The other day I was flipping through an old issue and came across a striking blue book titled Yves Klein: With...