Subscribe
Sign in
Home
Book Publishing
Sobriety
Second Sundays
The Dig List
Live Calls
Archive
About
How Much I Made on My First Book
A transparent breakdown of advances, royalties, expenses, and what “bestselling” actually pays.
READ THE LATEST
Most Popular
View all
For you, who needs more than a Dry January
Jan 10, 2024
•
Laura McKowen
588
98
83
When life changes, so does the story.
Mar 13, 2024
•
Laura McKowen
207
76
5
A Generous Soul
Sep 28, 2025
•
Laura McKowen
186
48
10
Wherever You Go, There You Aren't
Nov 29, 2023
•
Laura McKowen
184
58
22
Latest
Top
Discussions
Second Sunday gathering begins in an hour (11 am ET)
Info to join inside.
Mar 8
•
Laura McKowen
12
13
What is ours to tell
What happens when someone asks a writer not to write about them.
Mar 4
•
Laura McKowen
145
45
20
Anatomy of my heart
A brief account on my daughter's seventeenth birthday. Plus, join me in the Book Proposal Lab.
Feb 20
•
Laura McKowen
87
20
2
Ask Me Anything About Sobriety
Open to everyone, ask away.
Feb 10
•
Laura McKowen
18
78
1
Join the Second Sunday gathering tomorrow Sunday, 2/8
Topic: Joy. Bring your pets.
Feb 7
•
Laura McKowen
7
2
I had you.
A case for making art.
Feb 4
•
Laura McKowen
116
52
8
The Dig List: January 2026
4 great reads, a couple of shows, and some very good links. Plus, join me on Feb. 8 for our Second Sunday gathering. Topic: Fun.
Jan 30
•
Laura McKowen
51
13
4
See all
Love Story
Your life is a love story, just not the kind you think. An honest look at relationships, recovery, and writing from the bestselling author of We Are The Luckiest and Push Off from Here.
Subscribe
Recommendations
View all 8
Gratitude Journal
Alex Elle
Poor Man's Feast
Elissa Altman
Writing in the Dark with Jeannine Ouellette
Jeannine Ouellette
Hold Nothing
Elena Brower
XO, MU by Melissa Urban
Melissa Urban
Love Story
Subscribe
About
Archive
Recommendations
Sitemap
This site requires JavaScript to run correctly. Please
turn on JavaScript
or unblock scripts