by N. M. Cedeño For writers, setting and meeting goals can be done in a variety of ways. Some people count words produced in a given...

by N. M. Cedeño Writers, if you don’t already assess your writing habits at the end of the year, you should consider doing it. Many...

by K.P. Gresham I recently appeared on a “Writing Humor in Mysteries” panel at the Pflugerville, Texas, Library along with fellow authors...

by Renee Kimball Neil Richard Gaiman will turn 60 this year. Gaiman’s stories and characters are now in our hearts and embedded in our...

No one else in my family writes novels. When I talk about plotting and pacing, my husband gives me the same blank stare that I give him...

Lois Winston Award winning author, Lois Winston, has a new crafting mystery coming out for the holidays! She has kindly allowed me to...

by Renee Kimball There are gems of wisdom in Schneider’s book for writers and would-be-writers. Each page speaks in a kind of firm...

Don’t do what I did. First, I learned how to write. Then, I learned how not to write. Then, I had to relearn how to write again. As I...

Most writers, like all artists who create work for public consumption, have to overcome their own inner critics to create a finished...

M. K. Waller by M. K. Waller Last week, Fran Paino described how family obligations can keep a writer from writing. My post describes an...

by Fran Paino I’m a morning writer, and it’s morning. Filled with energy, and inspiration, I grab the notes I’d scribbled on the post-it...

Helen Currie Foster Posted by Helen Currie Foster —from news, winter, deadlines, calamities. Two books did the trick for me this...