Stretching Your Writing Skills

I have a style of writing. It’s no-nonsense, somewhat loquacious but inelegant. And thanks to a smattering Hebrew and Yiddish being part of my…

The Unforeseen Benefits of Essential Tasks for Writers

I’m reminded as I write this I have two long term projects I need to dedicate a day each to – work on my…

Adapting A Classic Into Your Own Novel

I grew up on a steady diet of fantasy, science fiction and classic literature. I can remember telling kids at school about reading Moby…

Why Pants’ing May not Work for You

I have a system for my writing – I had to learn this in order to avoid having a million “future projects”. For example,…

5 Easy Hacks for Editing Your Novel

Writing is a strange process. Many people simply cannot finish their novel. If you’ve finished a novel, you’re one of only ten percent of…

How Evernote Can Impact Your Writing

One of the key tools I have for organization is Evernote. I’ve written before about how I’ve tried every PIM program and organization program…

A Writer’s Guide To Asana

It’s no secret I’ve been obsessed with organization for years. I used to pay a lot of money for Daytimers, and wasted the money…

Who’s Your Favorite Protagonist?

Sometimes when you read a novel, a character sticks out in your mind as something special. There’s just something about a character that grabs…

Why Buffer is Winning The Platform Wars

When I first got started on Twitter, I used Buffer as my front end for tweets, and also for LinkedIn. My brief and unsatisfactory…