Apparently, I’m Writing Screenplays Now
I just wanted to write a book. Somehow, that turned into a published novel, and now Journey of a Salty Soul has become a 64-page television pilot screenplay. I had no idea what adapting a novel for th
Looking Up from the Instruments
My first author meet-and-greet was a reminder that there’s more to publishing than sales numbers and dashboards. Sometimes the best way to measure the journey is to look up from the instruments and me
Trawler Speed: What My First Week as a Self-Published Author Taught Me
There’s something strange about publishing a book. One week after publishing my first novel, here's what I've learned about waiting, watching numbers, and moving at trawler speed. For months—years, really—you work toward one particular moment. You write the story. Rewrite it. Edit it. Read it again. Change things you were certain you had already changed.…
Welcome to the Learning Curve
What happens after you decide to write a book? Michael Hoskins shares the unexpected learning curve behind writing, publishing, and launching The Journey of a Salty Soul.