The Greatest Show on Earth
She sprinted across an endless expanse of barren field that blurred at the horizon. The bottom of her light-blue, floral dress caught on...
Benefits of Taking a Writing Course
As a writer, do you ever feel as if you’re stuck? That your skills as a writer have hit a wall? I’ve discussed in a previous blog the...
10 Reasons to Keep Writing
It is now week 2 of NaNoWriMo! How is everyone doing? We hope you’re exercising that right brain of yours and staying on track with your...
Rice
I’ve never complained about spending a night with a bottle of wine and a good book, but sometimes I need something else. Sometimes, I...
NaNoWriMo is Almost Here!
How many of you have heard of NaNoWriMo? How many of you plan on participating? For those of you not familiar, National Novel Writing...
Why Editors Set Down Short Stories
A small number of short stories are picked up by literary magazines every year, but thousands upon thousands get rejected. And most of...
Finding a Literary Agent
So, you’ve finished your book and you’re ready to mail it out to publishing companies. But, remember that most (if not all) publishing...
The Dowry Hunt
The night of his sixteenth birthday, Mani Remus found himself crawling through the underbrush of Reliqua’s northern forest. His chest...
Create a Unique Villain
Today's post is not an original, but this find was just too good to not share. It may be a silly article, but you could easily use an...
4 Ways to Avoid An Info-Dump
More than a few times I’ve put a book down because I reached a point―or many points, if I really gave the author a chance―where the...
