History is marked by “firsts” and made by those who risk everything on new technology, new ideas, or new trends. Gutenberg earned his place by being the first to create […]

As a writer, you must have a relationship with grammar, even if it’s a dysfunctional one. For example, my childhood. Placed in the “gifted” program in second grade, I was […]

Quote of the day: I always wonder why birds stay in the same place when they can fly anywhere on the earth. Then I ask myself the same question.— Harun […]

Controversy is surprisingly easy to find. If you want to, you could live your entire life in controversy with someone but why in the world would you want to? Whether […]

Writing is not the only profession affected by this in the current market, but if you’re trying to become a professional writer (fiction, non-fiction, freelance, etc) this is an important […]

I found this online… Who knew?! Everyone blames writer’s block on a blank page when really it’s the pencils!

Say you work very hard on your manuscript, you get a recommendation from a published friend that lands you an agent, and that agent happens to have lunch with an […]

There is no easy answer to this question and no road map for you to follow. Just so we’re clear. There are, however, steps you can take and things you […]

In my apparently ongoing series on how to use your life and your world as sources of inspiration, I bring you my post on interruptions. I recently followed Penguin (the […]

As a writer, you should always be looking for ways to make your writing better, tighter, more creative, etc. Even producing a New York Times #1 Bestseller doesn’t mean you […]

sto·ry  [stawr-ee, stohr-ee] noun, plural -ries, verb, -ried, -ry·ing. noun 1. a narrative, either true or fictitious, in prose or verse, designed to interest, amuse, or instruct the hearer or […]

This one shall be short, but interesting. Hopefully. 😀 I have been trying to find an agent for a few years now. I query them and they read manuscripts and […]

Especially during National Novel Writing Month, writers can get a tad preoccupied with word count. In fact, I’ve read posts by more than a handful of authors who refuse to […]

Before I start: a confession. I am on a plane right now headed out of the country on a business trip. I will not be back until Friday afternoon and […]

Full credit on this one goes to K. Marie Criddle’s blog C’MERE and you can find the original post here.