A short post this week:  I'm just returning from teaching at a writing retreat and wanted to share this article in Fiction Writers Revie...

In May, at Grub Street's annual writing conference, The Muse and the Marketplace, I sat in on a lively workshop taught by writer Stev...

On our fridge we have a  New Yorker  cartoon.  A dog is sitting on a mountain ledge at the feet of his guru.  The caption reads:  "The...

Books enter our lives in distinct stages.   First comes the wild idea.  It grows gradually in the inner room of your creative self, until...

As I often do when I need a jump start into a new book I'm writing, I signed up for an online class this summer.  My class is good, w...

I "grew up" as a writer in the era of NO BACKSTORY ALLOWED.  I was given examples of stories and books that had zero backstory an...

I've long admired the novelist Alexander Chee, not just for his writing, but for his approach to writing.  It's sensible, it works,...

You've been working hard on your manuscript and it feels in reasonable shape.  Plus, you're reading articles and books about writ...

Everyone faces the Inner Critic, no matter how experienced they are.  Professional writers, even those who have published widely and won ...

Many writers I talk with are masters at procrastination, yet they manage to complete and publish books regularly.  What's   that   ab...