Today’s post is for every fiction writer with a manuscript (like mine) that isn’t quite working. I’ve hit the two-year…
The worst part of the writing process is the blank screen, the white paper, the emptiness, the limitless possibilities. The best…
Oops, I did it again. No, no, I haven’t broken a guy’s heart à la Britney Spears, but I’ve repeated the…
When James River Writers (JRW) invited me to interview some 2014 conference speakers, I looked over the impressive list of who’s coming…
Author-illustrator Cece Bell is coming to the James River Writers conference in Richmond, VA, on October 18-19, and how lucky am…
This month I’ve been drafting chapters with points of view (POV) that alternate between characters. This is a challenge to…
My agent recently had this to say about my current work-in-progress: she couldn’t identify with my main character and couldn’t…
After attending an excellent James River Writers panel discussion (“The Writing Show”) and Master Class in April with authors John…
I emailed a new novel to my agent two days ago. Done! Finished. At least for now. If she deems it…
When I was a kid, I wrote letters. Real letters. By hand. Sometimes chain letters. Who has time for that…