Wow! Talk about another exciting year for the Borchers siblings and their book, Safe Landing. Here are a few highlights. 1,000th copy...

How old is Long Overdue? It can be measured in Santa Claus cartoons. The first one was December 2019. So, here we are, five years, 20+...

On September 14th, I received this LinkedIn message from Mark Maxwell. I have an ex-colleague that may be a candidate for your Long...

Last month, I sent the October newsletter on November 1st and put "September" in the subject line. Today, I'm sending November's five...

After you've labored for years on that first draft of your manuscript, cutting anything out feels impossible. But like college football...

Halloween: You Know What That Means... We've got a new Hopper's Dell from T.C. Pendragon. This is a sequel to the original Hopper's Dell...

September Newsletter recapping Printers Row Lit Fest with authors of Safe Landing, Martin Blackbriar, Before You Sign, childrens books

Since this is the last newsletter before Printers Row Lit Fest, wanted to post a quick recap of all the festivities leading up to the...

Writing advice during busy seasons that isn't intense, work harder. Maybe you just need to store up ideas and life experiences for later

TLC has a GREAT one-sentence story in their song "No Scrubs." A song that's secretly 25 years old...  Background - A one or two-sentence...

Let's examine how one sentence can make it through Developmental and Line Editing but not the Copy Editing stage.  The Developmental...

As July comes to an end, we are now just 37 days away from Printers Row Lit Fest, the largest free outdoor literary showcase in the...

Start of the Second Half I love the first draft. I love the moment I'm having right now, looking at a blank screen, kind of knowing what...

Long Overdue doesn't really have an anniversary. But, even if we did, the most significant date of each year would be May 25th. This...

New Long Overdue Author: Adam Hersh It's been an exciting month over here. We officially welcomed Adam Hersh into the Long Overdue...

We're partnering with Art of Sight Eyecare (2915 N. Broadway) on a writing contest. The prompt? Share a story of how gaining improved...

We are thrilled to officially welcome Adam Hersh into the ever-growing community of Long Overdue authors. Before we dive any further into...

The authors of Safe Landing are back on the event circuit next week with an event at Budlong Woods Library, a Chicago Public Library...

I wish I still had my notes. Our instructor at The Second City writing program mapped out a common sketch you'd see at Second City (or...

By: Chris O'Brien "Ten feet. I think you’ll find it’s the exact same measurements as our gym back in Hawkins." Last night, Coach Steve...