After I’d put my novel through dozens of revisions over the course of many years, I felt confident enough to…
Category: Minor Dramas & Other Catastrophes
We’re tackling the problem of distractions this week, and like many of us, I’m an expert at finding reasons to…
I read once that air traffic controllers must be able to concentrate in a room where multiple conversations are going…
I’m rolling my eyes at myself as I begin my “Writing Fears” post. I’m an anxious sort. I’m afraid of…
Halloween is a spook-tacular occasion, what with ghosts, goblins and ghouls ringing the doorbell and phantoms roaming the streets. If…
Kathleen here with three tips for working with an editor. I think the aim of our prompt this week is…
Usually when I submit an essay or short story for publication to a literary magazine or anthology, and it’s accepted,…
After I read Celeste Ng’s debut, Everything I Never Told You, I started thinking about writing fiction for real. It…
It is not very often that a work of fiction makes me cry, but that’s what happened when I read…
You wake before your alarm, stretch, and just start typing. The words flow like melted caramel! Writing is easy and…