In my writers group, we have a word for temptation. Well, three words. We call it the “Sexy New Idea.”…
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I started my writing career as a poet. I’m sure there are poets who spend a lot of time planning…
Thanks to everyone who entered our Query Critique Contest! The contest is now over, but stay tuned each day this…
Remember the first time you had sex? Maybe you spent months — or years — dreaming about the moment when…
At this point in my life, I’m practically immune to embarrassment. I spent the first twenty-odd years of my life…
I have a confession. This girl? That’s not me. Sure, those are my earrings, and that’s my hair (on a pretty…
My comfort food is books. When I’m tired, anxious, depressed, lonely, or grieving, I turn to books. When I need…
1. Choose your theme. For years, I made an Autumn Mix (melancholy, good for driving down country roads just…
Last February, Chicago looked like this: and my house looked like this: I was working on line…
About two-thirds of the way through my first novel (which you may remember from last week), I got completely stuck.…