Atina Diffley, an organic vegetable farmer in her former life, is now an organic consultant, author, and public speaker. Her just released ...

D.W., a reader from the West Coast, emailed me this week with some great questions about the timeline of a book project and how a writer can...

Finding a writing partner is like finding gold.  A solo journey to writing a book--or just making time for regular writing practice--can be...

Mary is off writing, which is a good thing for a writing teacher to do every now and then. News flash: many writing teachers don’t actually ...

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...