Mike Chen·Aug 16, 2021From 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.A response icon1A response icon1
InAn Injustice!byMike Chen·Aug 9, 2021What 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…A response icon1A response icon1
InCounter ArtsbyMike Chen·Aug 2, 2021Five 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…
InAn Injustice!byMike Chen·Jul 19, 2021The 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…A response icon13A response icon13
Mike Chen·Jul 12, 2021Revisiting 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…A response icon2A response icon2
Mike Chen·Jul 5, 20214 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…A response icon2A response icon2
InCounter ArtsbyMike Chen·Jun 28, 2021How 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…A response icon5A response icon5
InIndexbyMike Chen·Jun 21, 20215 Ways To Balance Writing, Day Job, & ParentingFinding the time/energy/emotional balance required to successfully navigate it allA response icon12A response icon12
