I’ll open with a confession: this is a highly debated topic. I’ll spoil the premise and tell you now, my view is that the only wrong…
We all can agree that the summer months always seem to fly by way too fast. Suddenly you blink, it’s the end of August, and that…
This week, I learned something new alongside you guys – so that’s fun! Today’s topic is finding the ever-elusive “comps” (short for comprehensive titles). Basically, a…
T.S. Eliot said great writers steal. But we’re all supposed to be original, right? The truth is in the middle. Careful theft can build a wonderful…
We want to write books because we love to read books. But it’s easy to get distracted, and then your to-read pile grows out of proportion,…
No matter how prolific, every writer hits moments where they may not feel as inspired or creative as they usually might. A variety of things can…
The holidays are a time to slow down, reconnect, and reflect on all the things you didn’t get done last year for the new resolution list.…
Great writers keep journals. Or so they say. I, personally, choose to disbelieve that, despite the overwhelming evidence, because I can’t help the overwhelming self-consciousness that…
No matter how many springs you see, it feels like the dark will last forever once November rolls around. It’s already too dark for too much…
It’s the time of ghouls and goblins, witches and warlocks, princesses and superheroes. It’s also a wonderful time to be a writer. As inspiration gathers in…