This week, try one of these five ways to fit writing into a busy summer life.  They've all worked beautifully for me--and I still ge...

Annette from the UK recently sent me this question:  "I'm currently reading Your Book Starts Here, plus I've been watching y...

A few months ago, I began exchanging chapters with a writer who has an incredible skill with something called "time markers....

Risk is a place where many creative writers live.  We may not enjoy it but we have to take risks to grow as writers.  It's a risk e...

One of my students recently emailed me about being stuck.  He's worked on his novel for several years now, relying on workshopping f...

When we finish a good book, something lingers with us.  A friend notices how we're still wrapped up in the story we just re...

Scenario #1:   The new chapter draft is going pretty well.  You're writing steadily, enjoying a renewed commitment to your book.  Su...

I'm getting ready to teach a new online class this summer (starting June 8) about characters, so I'm having fun going through a...

Two of my private clients are working on nonfiction books.  They have a ton of expertise to share, but they normally teach in person, so...

John, from Texas, is writing a memoir--his first book.  He's a good writer and he's accumulated about 30,000 words so far, writ...