by Christopher Mirabile | May 2, 2026 | Author Life, On The Business of Writing
I recently had the opportunity to join my friend Mary Cronin on her podcast Why Authors Write. We had a fun and wide-ranging discussion about my transition into fulltime authorship and some of the things I’ve learned so far. Mary’s description of the...
by Christopher Mirabile | Apr 25, 2026 | Author Life, On The Business of Writing
In a world where curation is increasingly algorithmic and impersonal—based on little more than behavior cues and statistical probabilities—the knowledgeable bookstore staffer stands in stark contrast. The online retailer will say, “customers who bought this wrench and...
by Christopher Mirabile | Apr 3, 2026 | On The Business of Writing
This is where I’m collecting and posting trade reviews and press mentioons of the The Washashore as they come in. Provincetown’s new police chief must whip the local force into shape while tackling a fatal hit-and-run case in Mirabile’s vivid series...
by Christopher Mirabile | Mar 29, 2026 | Author Life, On The Business of Writing
People sometimes ask why I chose the self-publishing route. For me, it came down to fit. For what I’m trying to do, self-publishing was the better path—and it wasn’t close.Creative OutletFirst, I wanted a creative outlet. I was an English major and always...
by Christopher Mirabile | Mar 7, 2026 | On The Business of Writing
I just experienced something that a writer—or performer or artist—only gets once in a lifetime: my first professional trade review. And thank my lucky stars, they didn’t come for me.In fact, quite the opposite. My first two professional reviews arrived at the same...
by Christopher Mirabile | Mar 4, 2026 | On The Business of Writing
I am not a social media person. I’m a 59-year-old adult with college and graduate degrees, a long attention span, a deep suspicion of any technology designed to make people dance in their kitchens, and a general belief that most things worth doing can be accomplished...
