by James L. Rubart, @jameslrubart “Anything worth doing is worth doing badly.” G.K. Chesterton (For you purests, the actual line is, “If a thing is worth doing, it is worth doing poorly.”) When …
Christmas Gift Ideas for the Writer in Your Life
by Michelle Sass Aleckson, @MchelleAleckson If you’re a novelist hoping you’ll find a little more than a partridge in a pear tree this year, here is my Christmas gift to you. Simply …
Another Rotation Around the Sun
by Tari Faris, @FarisTari This month I turned 46. I didn’t think much about turning 45 initially but over the year I realized that I had moved to another box. …
Lessons Learned From My First Nanowrimo
by Lisa Jordan, @lisajordan In 2004, an online friend introduced me to NaNoWriMo and suggested I try it. Seriously? What kind of person decided to throw a thirty-day writing challenge …
The Night Before Deadline
by Angela Ruth Strong, @AngelaRStrong T’was the night before deadline, and all through the house, Not a creature was stirring, except my computer mouse. The wordcount hung over my head …




