One danger of publishing a book is that what you meant to say may not be what people hear. Everyone’s mind works differently and everyone sees the world through glasses […]

A lot of writers are–usually by necessity or natural inclination–up to date on the latest technology. What you have to be careful to remember, though, is not all readers will […]

Sometimes we have questions, but the answers don’t come easily. Or maybe they just bring up more questions. Maybe you’re working on a project and it would be so cool […]

When some people make a publishing deal, they can convince themselves all their worries are over. The publisher will take care of everything and then a royalty check will magically […]

Sometimes saying nothing is more important that saying something that means nothing. Today is one of those days.

As an unpublished author, publication is almost always on my mind. This means I usually stop and read articles I stumble across that have anything to do with publishers, successful […]

I’m a believer in the theory that there’s no “right” way to do things in creative projects. Just think about it, if all artists followed tradition, we’d still be looking […]

I was a psychology major in college and have always had an interest in the subject, so when I see friends post articles involving explanations of behavior (even though most […]

You spend months, maybe years, creating a world and developing a cast of characters. You’re in love with your story and you can’t wait to share it with the world. […]

This week is kind of hectic at work, so this post isn’t technically mine. I found this list of 25 Things I Want To Say To So-Called Aspiring Writers on […]

I grew up in what I like to call the technologically intermediate era. They taught us how to use computers in elementary school even though few of us had one […]

Sometimes you’re not blocked so much as stuck. For example, I have about twenty-five different novel projects because random bits of dialogue and setting pop into my head, but only […]