Every writer has thoughts for stories or blog posts or articles flying in and out of their heads. Ruth Stone once described writing poetry as catching the poem before it passed through her. She had to write it down before it barreled away to find another writer. Liz Gilbert talked about this ...
Y’all saw my post two weeks ago about one of my favorite writing mantras: inevitable yet unpredictable. As promised in that post, I ...
In the last few weeks I’ve been thinking about the importance of ignoring. As writers a lot of things can get in your way. Distractions ...
I want to tackle something today that I often hear in the publishing industry. It sounds like this: “I look for voice-driven novels.” ...
With the holiday last week and unfortunately a death in the family, I’m a day late on this week’s post. I apologize for the delay and ...
If you’re interested in traditional book publishing, you’ll likely need a literary agent. And to get a literary agent, you need a query ...
In honor of Sunday’s series finale and because I’m on a GOT kick, I’m revisiting what makes the show so successful. I’m now in the ...
