They say it takes a lot of support to write a book--the process is long, hard, and personal for most writers.  We need encouraging words...

Writing dialogue should be easy, right?  Most of us talk.  We text, we email, we use words in conversation all the time.  We listen (s...

A past student from my Madeline Island retreats emailed me recently with a great question.  It's one most writers struggle with:  Ho...

Not everyone will agree with this post, so skip it if you already know it's not your thing.  Walking has saved my writing life this ...

Two of my private clients just completed their books.  A time for celebration, since they both worked extremely hard for the past year o...

A writer who attended my retreat/workshop in Tucson recently emailed me with a great question.  It addresses an important choice that wr...

I'm not a huge fan of New Year's resolutions, especially when it comes to my writing goals.  But I do appreciate making time for...

It's hard for writers to hear this:  writing your book isn't your only job in becoming an author.     Once you've comp...

Sex is hard to write.  I've written two sex scenes in my life so I'm no expert, but I found each extraordinarily difficult.   ...

A student in my online classes is writing a futuristic thriller about memory loss.  I've enjoyed reading her chapters in class and s...