Novel Spaces is in its 10th year! Over the coming months we'll be featuring some of the most popular posts from our archives. This one...

Four years into my journey through independent publishing, I’ve learned some valuable lessons.  Among them: 1) selling books is really har...

As an anthropologist who spends a great deal of time thinking about culture, I’m always on the lookout for professions th...

2014 - January - the days are already passing me by and I haven't gotten much writing done.  In some ways, 2013 was a frustrating year a...

Here I am, wrapping up the second draft of my novel, and I can’t resolve a key detail.  It all started last year as I began penning book f...

There’s nothing quite like the feeling of knocking out that first draft.  The storyline is tight, the characters fresh, and the ...

In June, my family and I set off for a nine-week European vacation.   The highlight for me was visiting Svalbard, an island north of mai...