Although it’s been nearly 10 years since I’ve worked with him, I owe Tyler a great deal. In 1998, he provided me with a key piece of information that allowed me to enter Yugosla...

At the risk of luring a trove of spammers to this site, I’ll admit that I’ve been toying with the idea of self-publishing a book or two. With my fourth book in the pipeline at a major publishing house, it might seem like I’m doing things backward. Typically — or maybe stereotypically — self-published authors are those with little or no success getting a book contract from a publisher who will do all the heavy lifting for them. And make no mistake that it is heavy. Publishers assume ...