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How to Finish Your First Draft. What Happens in the Fourth Month and What to Do Then
Books don't start at the beginning. The beginning is easy. You have an idea that keeps you up at night, you open the document, you write three chapters in a week, and you think people are exaggerating about how hard it is…
How to Write a Book with AI Without Losing Your Voice
The most common fear I hear from authors goes something like this: „If I use AI, people will notice.” The fear is valid. The reason is wrong. People think it’s obvious because the AI writes poorly….
What to Agree to and What to Reject in a Publishing Contract
Search for „publishing contract” and you’ll find the law. No one answers the real question: What am I signing, and what am I refusing?
I had asked for three sentences. The answer went on long after the third one.
The Preface That Didn’t Make It Into the Book. About the fifteen questions in ORICUM™, about why I didn’t make all the voices sound the same, and about the book in which not all copies start at the same place.
How much should your book cost?
It's not a question of how much it costs to print. It's a question of what you do with the book after you sell it.
Over 100 Participants at the Launch of the First Three ORICUM™ Volumes (Press Release)
The first three volumes of ORICUM™ were launched on August 21, 2026, in the Carol I Auditorium, in the presence of over 100 attendees. Sixty-one contributors, the same fifteen questions.
The Four Ways to Publish a Book in Romania
Four paths, four different outcomes. An honest comparison, made by someone who doesn't have a publishing house to promote.
What do you do with it—your book—after it's published?
Writing is only half the story. The other half—what you do after the book goes to press—determines whether you have a book or just a few boxes in the closet.
You don't have to be original to write a good book
There is a very specific point at which most people give up on the idea of writing a book. Not at the end, not after they start, but at the very beginning. The moment they tell themselves that...