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Coming up with ideas is easy. You do it all the time, you just dismiss most of them. I carry a small 5X7 notebook…

I’m going to start this post by explaining that I agree with almost everything Steven James writes. I mean, I’ve never read his fiction….

Okay, there’s not too many occupations that are more unhealthy than being a professional writer. Think of it. You’re sitting still for long periods…

Setting priorities. If you can’t do that… you’re not going to get things accomplished. I love setting priorities. I just wish I was disciplined…

Pantsing is the common term for “writing a novel by the seat of your pants.” Steven James and Jerry Jenkins fall into this category….

Good writing advice makes sense. Bad writing advice makes you scratch your head. Good writing advice builds you up and encourages you. Bad writing…

I’ve been reading a lot of really bad writing advice lately. I can only tell you, they must be trying to reduce competition. I…

Sometimes (a lot of times) you get ideas for a book. You plan it, even start writing it. Then it peters out. Why? Wasn’t…

I’d love to have bought my first five or six writing books (I don’t remember how many I bought last year – I’m still…

One of the writer advices I keep hearing is, “Your antagonist cannot be evil for evil’s sake! Go into their history! Show the circumstances…