A well- structured book is like a clear trail. The reader can follow it. So can the writer. But many writers get bogged down during the ...

This week I had my small moment in the sun. A thrill for any writer, I was invited for an interview on WNPR about my new novel, Qualities ...

Do you want to see your name (or your book's title) in lights someday? You may need to get a platform. What the heck is a platform? ...

I've been included this summer in an illustrious line-up of writing teachers, and we're all going to be offering specialized writing...

Painters carefully choose what to include, what to edit out. I learned this when I studied still life. You may see ten things but you focus ...

Find out why writers have called it "the best writing workshop I've ever attended!" Fee: $146 for 2 information-packed days. ...

It was a discouraging week for one of my writing classes. We delved into a new level of information about books, and many writers crashed. ...

Author Annie Kelleher sent me a great question about setting in her upcoming mystery (she’s a well-published writer) set in the Florida Keys...

Visit a chapter-in-progress from my forthcoming writing-craft book, Your Book Starts Here, at http://www.loft.org/for-writers/a-view-from-th...

The process of manifesting a published book, whether seen from the starting gate or halfway to the finish line, demands a lot of trust. We ...