WARNING:  This is a no-edit zone... Regardless of career field, at some point and time, most people are confronted with the need to reinvent themselves.  The reasons that prompt...

WARNING:  This is a no-edit zone... Since I’ve received so many notes asking about the changes on the site, I thought I’d answer here. In short, someone has too much time on...

WARNING:  This is a no-edit zone... What’s the upside?  Are there perks?  What’s best about working at home? What’s the downside?  Are there drawbacks?  What’s worst about...

If you’re confused about the difference between narrative and exposition, don’t worry. Most writers use the terms synonymously. Both are portions of the work/scene that are...

WARNING:  This is a no-edit zone... It’s contest time.  Writers from all over the world are entering contests and other writers (and editors and agents) from all over the world...

WARNING:  This is a no-edit zone... Writing  is never easy.  It’s an author’s sweat and skill and effort (and an editor's and a line and copyeditors, too) that makes it appear...

WARNING:  This is a no-edit zone... Writers connect characters to readers through emotions.  That makes it vital to understand them.  Otherwise, the odds diminish of depicting...

WARNING:  This is a no-edit zone... This morning, I awakened to discover the following: “It doesn’t matter how good or bad the product is, the fact is that people don’t read...

WARNING:  This is a no-edit zone... I stayed up late last night doing critiques.  I thought I’d get three or four done--as always, I have a stack to do.  I didn’t.  I got one...

WARNING:  This is a no-edit zone... NOTE:  WHEN WRITING IS TOUGH was first written several years ago, but I’m getting an enormous number of questions (is it an odd moon phase or...