I recently came a cross a note I slipped into a novel file. Every now and then I pen a few lines about how the writing life is going, and...

With all the demands of beginning a novel, it’s easy to overlook setting and milieu. It can feel like background. But attention here is...

Here is a cool interview with Vancouver B.C. agent Sally Harding, with the Cooke Agency. I’ve met Sally and was super impressed. Those of...

I came across a nice audio interview of Donald Maass by Author Magazine. Donald happens to be my agent, and I think he’s terrific. The...

If you are a sociable writer with an outgoing personality and 800 Facebook  friends, hey, that’s cool. A lot of writers, though, aren’t...

Sure, I read for pleasure. But as a professional writer, I find myself gleaning lessons from great books. If you write, I’m sure you do...