Did you grow up thinking you were an alien on a very strange planet, because you liked to daydream and doodle and muse over words and invent...

Storyboards, the visual map that filmmakers use, are a lifesaver for writers needing to brainstorm the structure of their books. I use the...

This week I'm in Florida, treating myself to a workshop with my wonderful painting instructor, Susan Sarback of the School of Light and ...

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...