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I Fight For Gwen, and You Should Too.

I’m writing this when I’m supposed to be running out the door to a workshop. And it’s the verb in that sentence, the ‘running’ one, that makes me stop and think. Time for a personal story: I was born...

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By request – Query and Summary Letters

Dee Solberg asked about query letters and summary letters, in terms of their construction and how to navigate the apparently bizarre demands from one publisher to the next. A word first about those...

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Question Asked & Answered – How can I help you help me?

I occasionally get asked questions with answers that should be shared with other people. This is one of those times. Andy asked, “I’m writing a manuscript (disclosure – I will one day have it done and...

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Turning Obstacles Into Cheerleaders

Imagine this scene – You want to produce a play or write a book or paint or learn how to tattoo or make jewelry….something that is fun and rewarding but hardly super lucrative. Maybe you want to be an...

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The ‘Aspiring’ Writer Syndrome / The Crazies

Good morning everyone. I’m assuming I’m the only one of us who woke up this morning from a horrendous nightmare where I had to exorcise Satan out of Jerry Springer? Yeah, that’ll teach me to eat an...

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Audio Blog Post #3 Carpe Minuten! Seizing Your Minutes!

TEN MINUTES OF AUDIO GOODNESS. I can’t believe it. In today’s audio post, I set up some ground rules for how I’ll audio-blog and then dove into one of my favorite writing/life theories – Carpe Minuten!...

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