I first met Patti Dobrowolski at a seminar on the East Coast, at a time when I was trying to manifest a new goal with my writing--finish and...

This week, a fellow writer in New York sent me this bit of wisdom from writer Richard Bausch , who is known for his wonderful short stories....

One of my online students recently emailed me with a very good question.  Many book writers struggle with this during revision:  which to us...

E.M Forester said that human beings lead two lives, "the life in time and the life by values."  In Aspects of the Novel, he writes...

I'm rerunning this blog from last December, since it is timely at this season.  To honor my artist and focus on my writing, the blog wil...

My indie-released songwriter friends never understood why writers are so hung up about self-publishing.  Musicians have long separated from ...

Travelers in foreign territory often need good maps.  But book writers rarely have them.  We often don't know about the major stops--wha...

Simone de Beauvoir once wrote, "Every time I start on a new book, I am a beginner again. I doubt myself, I grow discouraged, all the w...

Just wanted to say thanks for writing books that share your passion with the world.  Seems appropriate on this Thanksgiving week to post thi...

This month I've taken on an insane project--which I try to do each November.  I've signed up for National Novel Writers Month, or na...