In my post a month ago, I ranted a bit about IM, or internal monologue, a technique that so many writers use to reveal the internal landscap...

A MG (middle-grade fiction) writer in one of my past online classes posted a great question that sums up the main struggle most of us have w...

My home is noisy these days: two young dogs, all their toys and bones and chewsticks, the running and growling and play they love. I love it...

I've come across many templates for structuring books. Structure has become one of my geek-out topics as a teacher, editor, and writer. ...

Internal monologue can be one of those complicated craft decisions for fiction and memoir writers. When to use it well, when it's not ne...

When I began publishing, back in the 1980s, there wasn't much required from authors to make their books successful--other than the writi...

A former student wrote me with a very good question about publication, a question so many new and even established writers wrestle. Is it be...

I live in northern New England of the U.S., and winter is a fact of life. My neighbors are in their late seventies and they have lived here ...

Some writers set goals religiously. Some haven't the interest or time. I'm one of the first group, but my goal setting is done in a ...

Two writing friends sent along links I have enjoyed so much, I wanted to share them as this week's post. One is from the often-amazing L...