I'm trying something new. I've released a YouTube video today. What follows is more or less the script for it. My Story My...

To outline or not to outline. There are few questions more contentious in the writing world -- and writers (God bless us!) can be a rath...

I want to do something a bit different in this post. I’ve gotten more into programming lately ( Python ) and I’ve wondered: Could an art...

Hi! This is the first article in a series: Helpful or Harmful? Thanks to everyone on Twitter (all three people!) who helped me choose...

Yesterday I published an article about how to write a sequel that readers won't be able to put down. One thing I forgot to include i...

In the past I’ve shared articles I thought were particularly insightful about what makes a story a good story. This time I'm sharin...

In elementary school, I was given a thesaurus and told, “Go nuts!” Let's just say that my 4th grade teacher never met an adverb...

I read about advances in science and technology and think, ‘This would make an interesting prompt.’ For example ... Although the techno...

Do you have a hobby? Something you don’t get paid for but do anyway? I do! I never used to, it was writing, writing, writing all day long...

For me, the key to creating a new habit—or re-establishing an old one—is Seinfeld’s method . This involves putting a calendar on the wall...