Editor Dana Isaacson

5 Rejection Letter No’s—and Career Authors Advice on How to Pivot

Posted by Dana Isaacson | Apr 24, 2023 | Craft, Publishing

Need help decoding rejection letters? Turn rejection-letter Feedback into Fixes with the help of the faculty of the upcoming 2023 Writers Conference at MIT’s Endicott House. (Spaces still available on May 5-7. Sign up today!)

Writing prompt: Changing fortunes

Posted by Dana Isaacson | Mar 24, 2023 | Writing Prompts

A truly terrible day sudenly gets much, much better. What happens, and why? Write the scene....

When and How Physical Books Became Digital Data

Posted by Dana Isaacson | Mar 20, 2023 | Publishing

Like every other industry, book publishing has been transformed by the internet. Editor Dana Isaacson tracks the digital revolution from its start to ChatGPT.

Writing prompt: Telling fibs

Posted by Dana Isaacson | Feb 17, 2023 | Writing Prompts

Sometimes a slight mistruth can seem expedient…or other reasons may be given to justify...

Behind the Pages: Hank Phillippi Ryan THE HOUSE GUEST

Posted by Dana Isaacson | Feb 13, 2023 | Behind the Pages, Thriller

Hank Phillippi Ryan’s thrilling novels get such great reviews and seem to win every award, so one might assume that this beloved author has got the novel-writing formula down pat. But that’s not how it works. Each new novel—the first or the fifteenth— comes with its own unique challenges. In this edition of “Behind the Pages,” read how Hank overcame her own writing and publishing obstacles to write the new “bingeworthy” novel, The House Guest.