In this Inspiration Friday post, I talk about making peace with the fact that profitable writing involves marketing.

Every writer’s community takes its own shape, but when a writer has built a strong community, certain roles show up consistently.

This week I’m asking us to face a hard, cold truth about publishing.

In this Inspiration Friday post, I'm talking about beginning again, inspired by Natalie Goldberg's WRITING DOWN THE BONES.

When your creativity feels flat or drained, these tips can help!

This year, I'm trying two new strategies to help me keep my New Year's resolutions.

Writing is an energy-intensive activity, and it’s natural to get tired during a long writing session. When you find yourself dragging but...

Competing in National Novel Writing Month is no joke. Even if you’re a fairly fast writer, writing an average of 1,667 words per day...

*Update 2024: I am not affiliated with NaNoWriMo and no longer support it formally as an organization in light of its recent policy...

Honest, critical feedback: every author needs it. Serious writers know this, and they actively seek it out. They embrace the...