Steve showed up at one of my workshops a few years ago.  I was impressed with his writing; he was working on a mystery that featured an ...

Writing isn't rocket science.  But maybe it does as much for the brain.  New studies are finding this true.  We get healthier the m...

This month, my novel-in-progress reached a new level:  final revision.  Woo-hoo, this is cause for celebration.  When a book hits final r...

Do you write dialogue?  Did you know that many acquistions editors at publishing companies use dialogue as the "test" for whet...

Recently I finished a pretty good story.  It is making the rounds of my friends who love literary fiction, and I'd gotten at least ...

Over Thanksgiving week I decided to take a creative retreat.  The plan was to make a soundtrack for my novel-in-revision, which could use...

Camilla is a writer in New York who has attended many of my classes.  She's celebrating the completion of her manuscript, a memoir a...

A writing colleague once said:  "If I'm away from my book more than three days, it's like starting over again."  Have y...

What if a trip to Paris, say for three months, would bring back your writing enthusiasm?    What if you kept a daily writing journa...

Realtors know that location is everything in buying or selling property.  Try to sell a house that's near a busy highway or high te...