Writing While the Rice Boils

This post is especially true for me today. For the last two weeks my head has been immersed in researching and making food safe for my s...

Photo courtesy of Stock.xchng When you've discovered a brand-new, shiny idea for a novel, you never think it will come to this: the...

Photo courtesy of Stock.xchng  This week I've been focused on writing every day. I highlighted two free resources to help: 750Word...

Photo courtesy of Stock.xchng The other day I featured a free site called 750 Words , where writers can find the motivation to get in ...

Photo courtesy of Stock.xchng Gearing up for NaNoWriMo , I'm working on getting back into the habit of writing every day. After a b...

Photo courtesy of Stock.xchng Just a short post today. I'm sitting in an ICU room with a family member, and after two nights with ...

We have a new restaurant in our town. A sushi restaurant. This is a big deal. Why? Because our little mountain town has its share of fas...

Let's face it. November is not the greatest month for writing a complete novel. Gearing up for the major holidays takes some effort ...

Having always been a huge reader, I gravitate towards the written word. But guess what? The majority of the world does not? How does a w...

Because a friend of mine asked a question about book trailers, I decided to resurrect this post from the past, with a few new addition...

Fire update: The Waldo Canyon Fire is still burning, but firefighters are well on their way to getting on top of it. Just today, our area ...

 Fire update: Our family is still on standby evacuation. The heroic fire crews have made huge strides in fighting the Waldo Canyon Fire. H...

For writers on the road to publication, it's a good idea not to alienate the agents and editors who make that possible. Submitti...

A plane ticket to New York City. Taxi and hotel costs. Meals and a ticket to the Javits Center. It really adds up. But you don't...

I haven't done an Agent Friday post in a while, mostly because I ran out of blogging agents. I was looking into Amanda Luedecke , a new ...

Let's face it. Conflict abounds in the world. Whether your world is a faraway planet's moon, a medieval dungeon, or the coffee shop ...

The cabin (though I didn't have the snow) This past weekend, I had the opportunity to get away. I didn't go far, but I did go alo...

Whether you're starting a brand new novel, or trying desperately to finish one, sometimes you need a way to rediscover what you love abo...

After long posts for the last two days, here's a nice short one. With the countdown to Christmas, it's easy to let busyness overtake...

Welcome to part two of my interview with author and writing teacher Jack Remick. Remick, along with author Robert J. Ray, run a fantastic w...