If you are struggling with your writing career – whether you have imposter syndrome, or are getting tons of rejections,… Read more »
Professional Author Tips
Facing Your Fears
Publishing: Beyond the Traditional
Publishing. The ugly part of the writing life. We writers love what we do. We sleep, eat, breathe our characters… Read more »
Playing In The Sandbox: Canva
I really love YouTube self-help videos. I’ve fixed the door latch on a microwave, figured out what was wrong with… Read more »
3 Ways to Bring Books Into Classrooms
This post is for both educators and writers. I hope it will be useful! Text Sets I had never heard… Read more »
Theme, or More To the Point
Confession: I think theme is the hardest thing to define when writing a story. Often I don’t know the true… Read more »
Writing Craft: Saving That Darn Cat
The other night I watched a movie I would never have watched, generally speaking. It was the original Fast and… Read more »
5 More Favorite Writing Craft Books – The Classics
Last post I featured 5 favorite writing craft books, some old and some quite new. Today I have a pile… Read more »
5 of My Favorite Writing Craft Books
I have an addiction…to writing craft books. In my bookcase two entire shelves are devoted to them, easily 15% of… Read more »
Final Hot Tip: The Bad Guy (Antagonist) Thinks He’s Good
We’ve reached the end of my short hot writing tips for cold nights (even though those cold nights are still… Read more »
Even More Hot Writing Tips: Plot Devices
Plot. It can drive you crazy, especially if you’re a new writer. How many different ways are there to represent… Read more »