Throwing A Book Off A Snowy Cliff
I am writing my next book and I think it sucks. I get to this point with every single book I’ve ever written. And you know what? It currently does suck. If a giant...
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That Mysterious New York Times Best Seller List
I know. All of you want to write a New York Times best seller. I do, too. I so do. You’re writing and editing and hoping. Tears, sweat, maybe some blood. Too much coffee,...
Where Do Writers Write? Take A Look…
Last month I showed you where I write my books. There were many photos of my garden, which is where I do a lot of daydreaming and procrastinating while pretending to work. This month,...
Chocolates For Life And Advice On Writing
If someone promised me endless boxes of chocolate for life to give advice on how to become a published writer in only four short words, I would say this: Read. Write. Edit. Repeat. Honestly,...
On Writing With Passion
There is a very boring piece of advice for not-yet published writers that floats around the writing community and it is this: Write what you know. To that I ask: Why? If you want...
Know Thy Characters
(ed’s note: this is the second in a 12-part series offering coaching to aspiring writers) If you want to write a book, you must know thy characters. Know Thy Characters. It’s an invisible writing...
So You Want To Write A Book in 2017?
Want to write a book this year? Don’t know where to start? Get a journal. Right now. Out ya go. Buy a pretty, interesting, edgy, funny, odd journal and start writing. Take that journal with...