What’s the Worst That Can Happen? Taking Bigger Creative RisksOctober 22, 2026Fear of failure keeps a lot of writers inside the story they first imagined. Asking “what’s the worst that can…
Freedom and Focus: How Authors Can Balance Imagination and StructureOctober 15, 2026Too much structure stifles ideas, and too little leaves them adrift. This article shows authors how to balance freedom and…
On Grapes and Raisins and WineSeptember 10, 2026It’s so easy to get hung up on the sorrows and struggles and frustrations and failures of a creative career:…
What May Become of Your Art?June 25, 2026The power of story is that it’s so much more evocative than mere dry facts—and why character is the root…
Speak the Scary. Do the Scary.March 19, 2026Anytime we take a risk of extending ourselves, pushing our limitations, exposing our efforts in front of others, it can…
Hope for the HolidaysDecember 25, 2025Writers and other artists seem to me to be the purveyors of hope. That’s what art so often is. The…
The Glass Is Always FullNovember 27, 2025This holiday that inspires reflection on what we are grateful for always makes me think of an exchange my husband…
Luck and the Ladder of LifeNovember 13, 2025It’s humbling, and sometimes discouraging, to imagine that regardless of what we may put into our careers (or anything else),…
Should You Write “to the Market”?October 23, 2025Knowing what you want in this business is one of the most important factors in creating a writing career that…
“Seeing Myself *Like* Myself Is Pretty Damn Good”October 16, 2025It’s always a little surprising when we hear that people we admire, or who have achieved success by standard metrics,…