A reader, Makayla, left a comment this week that I thought deserved more exposure. She wrote, "Hi, I'm a teen writer and I was wondering if you had any advice ... Read More

We're nearly to the 50K finish line, wrimos. One more week. For some of us, this week will mean finding time to write in between Thanksgiving obligations. If you're visiting ... Read More

So Twilight has had two nights in the theaters now, and reviews have not been good, despite the well-matched sensibility of director Catherine Hardwicke (Thirteen, Lords of Dogtown). The Chicago ... Read More

Last week, Austin, Texas, wrimos proved they can go the distance with a mid-month NaNoWriMo write-in at Mt. Bonnell, the city's highest point. At the time of the write-in, the ... Read More

Mystery writer Gayle Trent, author of Murder Takes the Cake, made a stop on her WOW! Women on Writing blog tour to share what she's learned about creating characters by ... Read More

So we've gotten through Week 2 of NaNoWriMo, reportedly the most difficult week of the month, and the forecast for Week Three looks good. According to Chris Baty in No ... Read More

Last night I went to a NaNoWriMo write-in hosted at a cafe in my neighborhood. It was the first time I've been to a write-in to actually write, and not ... Read More

Bruce wrote in this week with a question very dear to my own nerdy heart: "I was wondering about grammar and how important it is. Most of the time, I'm ... Read More

Last year, photographer and writer Deanna Roy sent in some fabulous pictures from an outdoor NaNoWriMo write-in she organized for her Austin NaNoWriMo chapter. They capture the kind of ... Read More

We've gotten through one full week of noveling now. We've discovered (hopefully), that 1,667 words a day is not at all impossible. We've created characters, which have, in moments, even ... Read More

On Tuesday, November 4, author Michael Crichton died of cancer at age 66. Best-known for novels like The Andromeda Strain and Jurassic Park, visions of science gone awry, he also ... Read More

Last week the poetry editor at a new journal, Emprise Review, contacted me with a call for submissions. They're currently seeking fiction, but they also review poetry, non-fiction, and photography. ... Read More