They walked into the house. It was dark and deserted. Boring! People walk into dark empty houses every day. Reader puts the book down... E...

Welcome to my new format - took me an extra week to work things out, but you know how that goes... I need a plan! So now I have one. I wil...

No fools on April 1 this year. It came and went without any teasing or jests. I was a little disappointed. But that's okay, I'm on s...

Happy Septendecdischili! And Happy First IWSG of the New Year! Fellow writers, This year I invite you to join me as I challenge myself...

Thanks to everyone who responded to my Writing Time Survey! The data was very interesting, but not surprising. I was so happy with the feedb...

Welcome to this month's IWSG post - writers supporting writers every 1st Wed of the month! The question for August is: What was your ...

Are you keeping up with everything this season? You'd think after so many Christmases I'd have this stuff down. But no, it always ...

Short is the new long. Quip or quit! Has the blogging ship sailed? Nick Wilford talked about the Future of Blogging earlier this month ...

Today's Friday 4 U is writerly. The topic: Outlining! I think I am a plotter because I tend to ramble and take tangents and digress...

For this Friday 4 U, I'm sharing a Writing a Book entry: Reference books are great for advice and examples and motivation. I am so ex...

So many of you have gotten requests from your query letters and even representation! I'm very happy for you, but I wonder what I am doin...

source Ever see that show? Stinking hilarious! Well, my fabulous friend, Jaycee  passed the Fabulous award on to me and I am applying...

Do you struggle with showing the reader how a character reacts? Does your crit partner tell you that you need to show more? Have you heard e...

Think of your favorite character from a movie, book, or TV. The first ones I thought of were: Sherlock Holmes, Han Solo, Jane Eyre, Katniss,...

Old MacAuthor had a farm, E-I-E-I-O And on that farm he had a book, E-I-E-I-O with a NANO here, and a NANO there, here a NANO, there a NA...

Hello you crazy writers and readers! Busy working on those wonderful stories? Polishing and chopping and laughing and crying? Me too. I go...

and the pitch... (my little guy, last spring) "I know you represent romance, but I have a sci fi novel you're going to love!...

What's the first thing you think of when I say Fantasy? I thought of dragons. I love them! Now, say you've written an awesome bo...

Last session I talked about the invaluability of CPs. Feedback is crucial to a successful book. What about other forms of feedback? Beta...

Hey! Happy March! First a big heart-shaped chocolate chip cookie from Auntie Tara to Manda Pepper  and Nicki Elson  for their great short ...