HOLLY BRADY

HELPING SERIOUS WRITERS SELF-PUBLISH
The Writing Life

How to Talk About Your Novel in Public

Because I spent 16 years running the Stanford Publishing Courses, I’ve seen far more than my share of book talks–the good, the bad and the ugly. It’s tricky, creating a talk that pulls people in.

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The “Truthiest” Font Is…

If you don’t think fonts matter, take a look at the article in Friday’s New York Times. Errol Morris describes the informal experiment of a university student who found that he could raise his grade

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Author-envy: We All Have It

I’m a huge fan of Erik Larson. Devil in White City kept me spellbound–in part because I grew up near Chicago and my great-grandfather lived less than six blocks from the serial killer in that

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