Building a sustainable fiction career.

I’m a novelist building a full-time fiction career — and I’m documenting the process here.

On this channel, I share what it really takes to write, publish, and build a sustainable life around story. We talk craft, structure, genre expectations, publishing strategy, and the discipline required to take writing seriously.

If you want to move from “I want to write a novel” to building a real author career, you’re in the right place.

I’m Wendy Coop—navy veteran and MFA student.

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