by James L. Rubart, @jameslrubart Back in 1992, bestselling author Mona Simpson offered 13 maxims for the writing journey in the The Writer magazine. I’m going to list eight of them I …
Newsletter Basics
By Michelle Griep, @MichelleGriep Apparently all the cool kids are putting out newsletters nowadays. Not that I’m feeling the need to be cool, but I am feeling pressure from all …
How Writing is Like Gardening
by Beth K. Vogt, @bethvogt Every book begins with an idea. How we treat our ideas when they first appear determines the very possibility of a book ever being written. I …
Blocked – A Parable
by Andrea Christenson, @andrea143 She ran around the corner and stopped dead. Leaning over, her breath came in short gasps. Running hard and long hadn’t been in her plan for the …
Writing Into Fear
by Katherine Reay, @Katherine_Reay Working on my latest manuscript seems to be an exercise in conquering fear — isn’t writing any manuscript an exercise in conquering fear? Or perhaps it’s not conquering …