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Years before I understood what a customer acquisition funnel was, I understood something more fundamental: how to make a stranger… MORE

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No one ever reads a book backwards. Agents won’t. Editors won’t. Most readers won’t get past the first page if… MORE

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There’s a manuscript in every writer’s past—or present—that won’t stay quiet. It may sit in a forgotten folder, buried on… MORE

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I’ve built my career on words. As a bestselling author and business owner, I’ve spent years learning that great writing… MORE

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For decades, popular storytelling revolved around heroes: their journeys, their moral clarity, their inevitable triumphs. But somewhere along the way,… MORE

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There’s a quiet point in every writer’s life—sometimes early, sometimes deep into the journey—where nothing seems to be happening. The… MORE

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NEWS: Jenna Mattison (The Sound) has been tapped to pen a feature adaptation of A Caller’s Game from New York Times bestselling author J.D.… MORE

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NEWS: Jenna Mattison has been tapped to pen a feature adaptation of A Caller’s Game, the thriller from New York Times and… MORE

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NEWS: Screenwriter and filmmaker Jenna Mattison has been tapped to write the feature film adaptation of A Caller’s Game, the heart-pounding thriller from New… MORE

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NEWS: Screenwriter and filmmaker Jenna Mattison has been tapped to write the feature film adaptation of A Caller’s Game, the heart-pounding thriller from New… MORE

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