WARNING:  This is a no-edit zone… Writing is an art. The artist creates a world, peoples it, and draws readers into that world through the senses so that they might...

Inside us all, there is a deep-seated need to know justice.  We see injustice and it unsettles us, makes us wonder what’s wrong with the world and those in it that they can’t see...

WARNING:  This is a no-edit zone... A writer asked me a question yesterday that I’ve been asked many times: “Of everything you’ve learned about writing, what is the most...

“What should I look for in a professional relationship?” I’m asked that question often, and my response is always that the first thing to look for is within.  It is how you view...

WARNING:  This is a no-edit zone... The reason that most writers become writers is that they have something to say that they want others to hear.  The format they choose is...

WARNING:  This is a no-edit zone... We dream, we write.  We’re excited or enthused and we attempt to translate the vision in our head onto the page.  We get it down.  We’ve...

WARNING:  This is a no-edit zone... Self-fulfilled prophesy:  the art of willfully structuring events to manifest a projected outcome... It isn’t enough that we have to battle...

WARNING:  This is a no-edit zone... I did an interview this morning and got asked a difficult question.  One tries to prepare for these things, and one does prepare, but this...

WARNING:  This is a no-edit zone... A few days ago, a writer bragged to me that she was always late on delivering her manuscripts.  She blew that off, as if it were no big deal. ...

WARNING:  This is a no-edit zone... A short time ago, I wrote a post on expectations.  In the past few days, it seems it’s a theme for authors and others to NOT expect good...

WARNING:  This is a no-edit zone... If technology saves us time, then why are we busier than ever? One of my writing students raised this question to me earlier today, and my...