The Writing Blahs Every writer is different but I think, at some point, most of us have felt we're writing garbage. Absolute drive...

This is from Bob Mayer over at Digital Book World: The product is the story.  Not the book, not the eBook, not the audio book.  The Sto...

Here's Google Wallet Overview , from YouTube: You've probably heard about this. Rather than carry around a bunch of plastic y...

When I was a child, I dreamt of becoming an author and being published by Penguin. (Yes, I was an odd child, but that's a post for ...

Ever wondered whether you had what it took to be a writer? Ever feared you weren't talented enough? Jody Hedlund's article is a ...

Kris writes: At every craft workshop I teach, I make at least one writer cry. ... How do I bring writers to tears? Usually by saying ...

Writer Beware Writer Lee Goldberg (Monk, The Dead Man series) spoke up a few days ago about a scam that Outskirts Press is running . ...

Ursula K. Le Guin What is the difference between genre and literature? Here's what Ursula K. Le Guin has to say about it: I kee...

This morning I found a link to "12 Most Unexpected Life Lessons from Marilyn Monroe," in my mailbox. I was a huge fan of Marily...

Gideon Stevens writes: We’ve all been there, right? Nothing seems to be working, you’re not seeing any progress, and everyone, includi...

Ask yourself ... What works best for your genra? First of all, we have to know our genre. We should be a fan of our genre and read a...

My brand new wonderful computer isn't working. I try to boot it up and electricity starts to surge, willy-nilly, through its circuits...

Having one of those days where the words won't come? Here are a few inspirational quotations for the writer in us all. And by the w...

Ann Voss Peterson has been writing for Harlequin since 2000 but doesn't have enough money for her son's braces. Joe writes that, ...

At nineteen they can card you in the bars and tell you to get the fuck out, put your sorry act (and even sorrier ass) back on the street...

Many years ago I was a website designer/developer. Nowadays, I leave the website designing to other folks, but when I read Jane Friedman’s ...

Writing is challenging regardless of whether you're going the traditional route or are independent. Many of us have been told since we ...

Circles, hangouts and huddles, oh my! Writers can be out of the information loop, so focused on their little patch of the news world that...

I woke up this morning, looked out the window, and saw paradise. The sun was shining (and in Vancouver that is a rare a sight), birds were...