In the latest news, my wife and I have completed our move to Maggie’s Farm in west Tennessee, about 40 miles outside of Memphis. We’re
This is the title of an article making the rounds in the writing world based on Elle Griffin taking a dive into the results of
I recently read an essay about exposing MFA students too much to the business of publishing and being a writer. The theory put forth was
In celebration of the publication today of The Writer’s Little Black Book, the first book in the series, Life’s Little Black Book is only .99
The publishing business makes little logical sense. That’s because it’s part of the “entertainment business.” The first word, entertainment refers to emotion, while business refers
While we usually want to avoid conflict in real life, in fiction, it is what drives the characters and story forward toward the climactic scene.
I’m in the process of updating all my slideshows on writing the novel and got the first four done: Idea, Conflict, Plot and Point of
The two are somewhat different. There are lots of writing books out there. It seems after a certain number of years writing, each author tries
November is when many writers go into hyper speed and participate in Nanowrimo. It stands for National Novel Writing Month. It doesn’t mean you have
Perhaps the biggest mistake I made early in my writing career involved titles. I’d never gone to a writing conference or had any classes on
Product, Platform, Promotion. We all rate differently on those three, therefore any writing advice we get has to be factored through our own personal situation.
What’s your favorite book? What do you remember about it that makes it your favorite? Was it the plot? Or was it character? One of
Honestly, this is the hardest topic to discuss or teach. For example, I wrote New York Minute in omniscient, translucent, single character. Right. Got it?
It all starts with an idea. Which is not story. The two are different. Story can change. Idea can’t. Every idea has been done; but
I’ve seen a number of posts lately with writers dismayed at the state of the industry and their careers. Which actually, I’ve been hearing ever
We recently watched The Wife (because my wife always has the controls and always finds the best stuff to watch, and even if she didn’t,
Writers tend to be insecure people. Don’t believe me? I don’t think you do. Why not? Seriously? Geez. But we can learn to be better.
