The Long and the Short of It
When it comes to writing, we all tackle things different ways. We outline or don’t outline. We focus mainly on plot or mainly on characte...
Getting Our Point Across
My mother is, right now, my only first reader. I think only a mom will put up with being asked to drop everything and read a book from star...
Twitterific
I’ve had a few people ask me to run more writing links here—and for some reason I keep forgetting! I post probably 25 or more writing link...
Why Yes, I *Am* at a Book Signing Today
What is it about writing that makes us reluctant to admit to doing it? You’d think I could easily explain that I’m a writer by now. But ...
Making a Long Story Short
Today I’d like to welcome author Stephen D. Rogers to the blog. Stephen is the author of SHOT TO DEATH and more than six hundred stories ...
The Big Picture
A couple of days ago, I was busily clearing out the weeds and grass that encroached on the kids’ sandbox in the backyard. “What are you do...
Paper Management
Y’all have caught me at a bad time—I’m really feeling the need to do some spring cleaning (it’s very springy here now in North Carolina), ...