Katrina did a great job of covering how she does first drafts . I'll expand by how I get through my first-draft explorations by maximizi...

During my trip to New York, I saw a lot of interesting sites, and had a great conference experience at Book Expo America. Before visiting ...

As writers, we're constantly confronted with what we do well in craft, and what we don't do as well (this ratio might be higher if y...

Last week, I heard a presentation that discussed performance anxiety, given by music professor John Masserini. As I listened, I realized the...

Having finished the second draft of my WIP, I've thought about my editing process, and what I learned from this past go-round. A lot of ...

We all know that writing is a long waiting game, whether you're yet to be agented or published, on submission, or awaiting reviews for y...

With November quickly approaching, I've seen lots of posts on how to prep for NaNo this year. I won't be participating, since I...

Ernest Hemingway said, "Write drunk, edit sober." The problem with editing sober, though, is if it goes too far unchecked, it can ...

Happy Friday, Operation Awesome! Some of you Twitteratis may have noticed a hashtag circulating through the writing community earlier this...