Story Rebel

I let the call go to voicemail, like I almost always do. Because I’m a millennial, sure. But also, because c’mon. It’s almost always a scam: a fake marketing agency offering to represent my book at Famous International Book Festival, or a trademark lawyer telling me to call them immediately about my Story Rebel filing, or—my fave—the IRS warning me that they’ve put a warrant out for my arrest. Anyway, I was rolling my bike out the door on my way to dinner when my phone began to buzz. I was in...

A few weeks ago, a handful of business friends and I got to be heroes. We didn't set out to be heroes, of course. We were just on a routine trip—and then the spaceship we were on lost power. Critical systems had gone offline. We were the only ones that could save the ship... and we had exactly 60 minutes to do it. Okay, okay. So we were in an escape room. But we still banded together and saved the day by solving a lot of complicated puzzles. Have you done an escape room before? A friend of...

Professionally, I run in a handful of very separate circles. And let's just say that conversations about AI are extremely different depending on which circle I'm in. Circle 1: Artistes & Trad Authors I'm a life-long writer and lover of words, with a lot of friends who are traditionally published authors. Here, AI is approached with reactions ranging from fear and frustration to outright pitchforks and torches. And I get that. It's the plagiarism machine that was trained on our work without...

Hey there! We're going live at 11am Pacific/2pm Eastern tomorrow for Weaving Narrative and Research in Nonfiction with Leah Sottile. Here's the link to join us: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89520732545?pwd=efguKrv3hFpaEXYkI52QupiPPMKWDu.1 Leah Sottile is the author of two books: Blazing Eye Sees All, which won the 2026 Oregon Book Award for General Nonfiction, and When the Moon Turns to Blood, a finalist for the Oregon Book Award. Both books are fabulous examples of a “weaving” nonfiction...

I recently made an ask I'd never done before. I'd just recorded a podcast interview with my friend Karrie Lemansky and, at the end, I asked her to send me the transcript as soon as she had it. We’d talked about a lot of the same things I’d shared on many interviews before—how I got into writing, my ghostwriting business, my shift into book coaching, and how I got back on track after my eye injury derailed everything. But I'd finished this interview bursting with ideas. Karrie is extremely...

Hey there! The longer I'm in business, the more incredible people I meet—and get to learn from. I can only speak to a small slice of nonfiction book writing and business, which is why I love bringing people in to my community who are experts in their own slices. I've lined up a handful of fantastic speakers over the next few months. Some I've known for years. Some I've met recently. All are absolutely incredible—so please mark your calendars! As a reminder, all of these calls are free to join...