Writing is a solitary activity, but we don’t have to do it alone… Won’t you sign up with me?
What’s an author to do when her latest revision is out with beta readers? I’ve cleaned out a filing cabinet,…
Last month I posted about endings, then tried my own suggestion: I wrote a possible final chapter. Once I had…
My brother-in-law emailed me a quote from Richard Rohr, and I printed it on a scrap of paper, taped it above…
The Halfway House for Writers is a book I’ll read again. And again. And again. Like Anne Lamott’s Bird by…
I’m scared right now. Scared that I won’t be able to write another novel, or at least, not one worth…
Here is yesterday’s fabulous post from io9.com: The 22 rules of storytelling, according to Pixar, written by storyboard artist Emma…
A while back, fellow VCFA alum Lindsey Lane asked if I had a favorite quote about writing—and I did—and in…
A little love came my way recently. Richmonder Marci Rich, who writes The Midlife Second Wife, nominated my blog for…
Last month a young woman told me she was pursuing a PhD in children’s literature instead of an MFA because…