Some days do you think, why the hell am I writing, anyway? The industry is hard, have you noticed? A dozen reasons not to write spring up...

I was listening to Bob Mayer give a workshop on writing the novel and I heard the voice of God. Now, I like Bob Mayer very much, but it...

Writers often harbor seemingly reasonable beliefs that are actually rather deranged. We see conspiracies, cling to unrealistic...

I’ve been working so hard on novels the last few years that I’ve forgotten how useful it is to write short. Very short. If you’re having...

I’ve heard writing teachers say that you should avoid subplots for your first few novels. What? We don’t get to play in the full sandbox?...

Big changes are rolling through the publishing industry. It may be good, it may be bad, but the not knowing gives us pause. Often too...