Worth Your Weight In Pie Newsletter Field notes from the world of Silas Lopez. ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ...
Newsletter — May 2026
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In Conversation with Mary Cronin
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 episode is below...
Newsletter — April 2026
Worth Your Weight In Pie Newsletter Field Notes from the world of Silas Lopez ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ...
Why I Self-Publish
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 Outlet First, I wanted a creative outlet. I was an English major and always thought...
Newsletter — March 2026
Worth Your Weight In Pie Field notes from the world of Silas Lopez. ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ...
The Sweet Relief of Not Being Panned
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...