You gotta love it. Write on the River in Wenatchee. Join us in wine country May 16-18 for sunshine, workshops, exciting teachers, and the...

I’ll be getting around a bit in the next several weeks. Love to see some of you at these events: (I realize I live in the upper left hand...

While writers strive for a dramatic plot, stories are always about people and their relationships to each other. Here’s a character...

I’ve curled up with some lovely reads lately. Here’s a list of my recommended reads, ranging from fantasy to mystery, thriller and...

Theme is a loaded word. In fiction, it aroused the suspicion that we’re preaching about something. Can’t we just give the story a...

Before we utterly leave behind the old year, I’m looking back in gratitude. I often remember the tough parts of the year: the set backs,...