A writer in one of my classes is working on a memoir about a serious event that happened a few years ago.  She's focused in on the...

Years ago, I lived near the excitement and chaos of New York City--close enough to train in for an opera or play.  The speed of life was...

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...