Mike ChenFrom Submission To Acquisition: What Happens After You Get A Literary AgentSo you’ve finally signed with a literary agent. What happens on the path to publication? Let’s look behind the curtain.Aug 16, 20211Aug 16, 20211
Mike CheninAn Injustice!What My Fictional Pandemic Got Wrong and RightBack in 2011, I got the idea to write the story of “a wedding planner in the apocalypse.” But what kind of apocalypse? I wanted one where…Aug 9, 20211Aug 9, 20211
Mike CheninCounter ArtsFive Steps For Writers To Easily Handle Edit LettersWriters talk a lot about craft, and there are plenty of books on things like structure, character, and dialogue. But these discussions…Aug 2, 2021Aug 2, 2021
Mike CheninAn Injustice!The Space To Exist: The Other Kind Of Diversity In StorytellingAs a person of color in publishing, I’m often asked for my take on diversity and representation, both in the realm of science fiction and…Jul 19, 202113Jul 19, 202113
Mike ChenRevisiting a shelved manuscript? Here’s how I did it.In 2013, I’d finally decided to put my manuscript entitled The Pause on the digital shelf. It’d been about two years, countless revisions…Jul 12, 20212Jul 12, 20212
Mike Chen4 Favorite Shortcuts For My Writing ProcessI got a lot of lovely feedback on my worldbuilding process, including some questions that inquired further about my writing process. So…Jul 5, 20212Jul 5, 20212
Mike CheninCounter ArtsHow To Worldbuild When You Hate WorldbuildingSometimes I get complimented on my worldbuilding, which I find very, very strange. Because I really hate the process of it. I can…Jun 28, 20215Jun 28, 20215
Mike CheninIndex5 Ways To Balance Writing, Day Job, & ParentingFinding the time/energy/emotional balance required to successfully navigate it allJun 21, 202112Jun 21, 202112
