It's been a month of book birth announcements.  Another student from my online classes and private coaching has just released her ...

I spent much of yesterday at the Apple Store, which often starts out as fun but ends up being exhausting.   A friend 's laptop had a...

I first met Elisa Korenne in one of my online classes.  Elisa is a professional singer/songwriter with several CDs to her credit. ...

I get this question a lot:  When a book has more than one storyline, timeline, or main narrator, how do you make sure each storyline wor...

One of the writers in my advanced online class posted this article on our weekly classroom discussion.  She asked the provocative qu...

I got some of the best writing advice this week:  In a good story, things are never as they appear.  At first, I debated this advice:  ...

A good friend recently attended a top-level writing conference, one where you have to be approved to enter.  She was accepted and went ...

Spring is the time of new birth, and that includes book manuscripts.  Writers have been working hard all winter and want to bring their ...

I first learned about Jay Gilbertson's wonderful series of novels when he attended several of my writing retreats on Madeline Island...

M y interview with writer Amy Hanson generated a flurry of response--and some thought-provoking questions.  Amy's story is mag...