Writing, Publishing & Editing
Three Writing Craft Concepts Understanding writing craft concepts and a writer's ability to apply them to their work can be the difference between a published manuscript and another draft hidden…
We Write Through We Write Through is a once-a-week, free, livecast writing workshop available to writers everywhere regardless of experience or publishing history. The ongoing pandemic has created a lot…
Author Christina Hoag guest writes my latest blog post - enjoy! Cracking the Mystery of Why We Love Mysteries By Christina Hoag Amateur sleuths, hardboiled cops, private eyes, spooks and…
We are living in strange times. Thursday was the first day of Left Coast Crime. A popular crime writers conference that signals the beginning of conference season for a lot…
Complications on a Sunday Morning . . . You wake, but it's still dark outside. You lie in your bed, not ready to put your feet on the floor. You…
Why We Write Choosing only five reasons why we write merely scratches the surface of what compels us to put pen to paper, but I believe some of these reasons…
Continuing my posts about a writer's life, I ask myself the question, "Can writing be like visiting the zoo?" Five Thoughts on Writing and Rewriting How can visiting a zoo…