KJ Micciche

Spirit of full disclosure: I started this blog in an attempt to pay it forward to other newbie authors. Coming onto the literary scene...

This month’s blog post is a love letter to a group of people who I didn’t realize I needed as much as I do: my launch team. Not to be...

This past month has been a whirlwind of activity for me. Sometimes, I look back on my blog posts from a year ago and I marvel at how...

2023. I’m having a tough time remembering to put that number on things: the checks I write (because yes, I am a dinosaur who still pays...

There is something very strange about the notion of having to market yourself. It feels so… cheap. As authors, we really have no choice,...

My husband and I like to take walks together. In a house with two children, it’s hard to have a chance to connect with each other since...

My editor hated my second manuscript. There, I said it. I was so ahead of schedule, I was almost done with my third manuscript when I got...

At the age of 49, J. Lo had to learn the sultry art of pole dancing to successfully perform her role in the movie Hustlers. A dancer her...

I visited Fairfield University’s MFA in Creative Writing Program yesterday for Alumni Day. Alumni Day is intended to be an opportunity...

When expecting parents imagine life once their little bundle of joy arrives, one of the biggest things they tend to consider is the...

A few weeks ago, I received my very first (real) developmental edit letter from my editor at Sourcebooks, Deb Werksman. She’s a...

National Read Across America Day is March 2, 2022. This "holiday" celebrates the joy of reading, and just happens to coincide with the...

As a rom-com author, I feel like I can’t not put up a blog post celebrating Valentine’s Day. This Hallmark holiday (dreaded by some and...

Well, you guys. This is it. The moment we’ve all been waiting for. (And by “we all,” I mean, like, me, my husband, and maybe one of my...

I have a strange relationship with the concept of home. My childhood was difficult, and as a result I rendered myself incapable of...

I’ve read probably about a dozen books (maybe more) about the publishing industry and how a story makes its pilgrimage from the inner...

As my writing/publishing journey continues, I thought it might be interesting (you know, to all six people who at some point might deem...

You ever notice how in romantic comedy, the Happily Ever After always happens right when the couple gets together? It doesn’t happen a...

When I began the search for a literary agent, I did my research. In fact, because I was working on my Master’s degree in Creative...