by Jeff Kuhn The events in Blue Sky Lightening took place 25 to 30 years ago. Many friends told me I should write a book about my two near-death experiences and the battle it took to regain full health. This was 25 years ago, and I was only 35 yearsContinue Reading
How can you improve your writing life? After over 25 years as a full-time professional writer, I’ve learned some things about that. Whether you’re writing part- or full-time; fiction, nonfiction, or freelance; it doesn’t matter—the bottom line is you’re spending a lot of time using your creative brain, as wellContinue Reading
by Jodi Levon I love helping people find their own intuitive voice and their happiness! My intuition has, aside from the Universe, always been my best friend. It’s helped me out of danger, into love, to new and exciting experiences and to my higher soul-self. So when I experienced aContinue Reading
What is your true motivation for writing? That thing that gets you out of bed to write early in the morning or keeps you going late at night to get that next chapter done? What picks you up off the floor after a devastating rejection or bad review? You mayContinue Reading
by Sara Secora When I started writing the first book, Throne of Lies, it began in 2007 when I was only seventeen. I was an introvert homebody with a love for nerd culture like video games and books. This fascination led me toward writing my own story about another girl whoContinue Reading
You have dreams of becoming a real “author.” But how do you get there? Here’s how it usually goes. You create a story and take it somewhere for feedback, maybe to a writer’s group, some writing friends, a contest that offers critiques, a workshop, or an editor. Your ultimate goalContinue Reading
I wrote my first story in the first grade. It was about a monster who ate my baby sister, so I voyaged into the creature’s stomach, rescued her, then slayed the evil beast. The tale freaked out my teachers, but it started my strange journey into the world of writing.Continue Reading
What is the key to persevering in the writing life? Successful writers will tell you to just hang in there and keep going. Conference speakers encourage you to never give up. Writing friends remind you that no writing journey is easy, and we all have to get through the difficultContinue Reading
Note: Helen and Lorri are a mother/daughter writing team. How unique is that? I had to ask them how they make this unique writing relationship work. Below are their answers to my questions. —Colleen How did you both come to be writers? In other words, what were your individual journeysContinue Reading
You need to decide which writing project to work on next. How do you do that? Decide Which Writing Project Tip 1. Make a Commitment to a Select Number of Ideas Writers are great at coming up with new ideas, and we looooove those new ideas. They’re so exciting andContinue Reading
by Sheila Moeschen I’ve always loved comedy and humor in general. As I kid I loved The Muppet Show and read MAD Magazine, and listened to Weird Al Yankovic. When I was pursuing my PhD from Northwestern in the Interdisciplinary Theatre & Drama program, I become more exposed to theContinue Reading
Are you stuck overthinking something? Bill got a rejection last month, and it’s still bugging him. I thought for sure that was the one, he thinks. What could have gone wrong? I just can’t figure it out. Melanie has an idea for a new guest post, but she’s not sureContinue Reading