The Right to Write

Even if your dream is flying above the clouds--hey, it can be done.It's been happening to me a lot lately. People I've spoken to, some fellow outlandish dreamers like myself, some cautiously exploring the...

Let Me Edit Your Work

Okay, here's the deal. I have a lot of very varied writing experience and extensive editing experience, and I really want to get an editing dialogue going. Basically a how-to meets a critique group. Post...

Get Some Action

Based on extensive experience critiquing, editing, writing, workshopping, and even getting two masters degrees, I'm going to outline a few of the most common writing problems that people encounter. This...

Rules for Writers

So, you've decided writings your game and you're not sure how to go about it. You've got a killer idea and no craft, or a funky style and no idea. If you don't have an idea, you're not ready to write. ...

Kill Your Darlings

Okay, this is the craziest advice I was ever given as a writer--it's also something that passes through my mine every time I write or edit. Here is the basic idea--when you write, you have these moments where...

What is the best way to figure out a final structure for your novel?