How do you start a story? Do readers expect a nice big grabber scene? And at what point does the plot kick in? I said in my last post,...

Not everything you read on writing blogs is true. It kills me to admit it, but sometimes I’m just dead wrong. Blogs, even by seasoned...

Sometimes small really is beautiful. Take conferences. Ever feel overwhelmed and lost at those big rallies? Me too. Often a small...

There’s an odd dance we play with character. Major characters should come alive on the page. But we can’t label them, point at them, tell...

Until 3/25/11, receive a gift with purchase (see below). Once in a while a writing book comes along that is so good it has to be on your...

If you’ve been wondering where I am–not that it’s always about me–I’ve been hunkered down with a big novel. But I’m surprised to note...