by James L. Rubart, @jameslrubart Are you familiar with, The Curse of Knowledge? Here’s how Wikipedia describes it: “The curse of knowledge is a cognitive bias that occurs when an individual, communicating with …
Just in Case you Need a Smile Today
by James L. Rubart, @jameslrubart Since there’s a bit of chaos and anger in the world these days, I thought it might be high time to inject a bit of …
What’s A Tagline? And Why You Need One.
by James L. Rubart, @jameslrubart Over the past few weeks, a number of writers have asked me, “What’s a tagline in the world of writing? And how do I use …
Eight Writing Maxims to Embrace
by James L. Rubart, @jameslrubart Back in 1992, bestselling author Mona Simpson offered 13 maxims for the writing journey in the The Writer magazine. I’m going to list eight of them I …
The “This Movie Meets This Movie” Way To Pitch Your Novel
by James L. Rubart, @jameslrubart For years I’ve been a big advocate of pitching your novels to agents and editors (and even readers) using the “This Movie Meets This Movie” …