I've been writing and publishing for decades, and for just as long, I've been considering, thinking about, and searching for my own ...

I first came across the Fifty Moves list in an online class I attended for writers of flash fiction. It's a resource created by Elissa G...

Sometimes I come to my writing with a lot of emotion--from my reactions to life events, the world, my own self. Maybe you've experienced...

From coaching hundreds of writers over the years, I've learned that writing isn't an easy gift to an overcrowded life. Sure, writing...

Cleaning out my writing bookshelves this week, I found an ancient set of cassette tapes recorded by Hollywood script doctor John Truby. Cass...

Pacing—a delicate affair in writing a book—depends on a balance of expanded and contracted moments. I think of it like breathing. Good pacin...

I'm a sucker for great writing exercises. Many years ago I came across What If: Writing Exercises for Fiction Writers by Pamela Painter ...

I've been revising my second novel, A Woman's Guide to Search & Rescue, in preparation for handing over to my editor and public...

I met one of my best friends--whom I later married much to my delight--over books. Early in our friendship, I asked what to offer as a gift ...

A good writing friend once shared this piece of wisdom: Sometimes we have to get small to get big, with our books. Book projects span a lot ...