As summer winds down, at least in this part of the U.S., I'm starting a new book.   Although I’m sad to say goodbye to the warm weath...

A few weeks ago, a former student, memoir-writer Mary Knutson, sent me an exciting email: "I can now put 'award winner' in m...

A new author wrote me this week.  She'd read my writing-craft book,  Your Book Starts Here,  and it helped her realize which book pro...

Linda is closing in on the finish line with her memoir and sent a great question this week:  "I'd like to hear what you have to ...

I was asked to teach a workshop on the stages of creative practice.  I spent weeks thinking about my own writing practice, and what I...

One of my private amusements is the serendipity surrounding how well my different books sell, or not.  And how that really doesn't a...

A writer from Minneapolis recently sent me a good question about research.  He wondered how much and what kind of research a writer sho...

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...