Good Old Days, January-February 2018 issue: #reading #writers #marriage #Memories #publishing #romance #family #Lessonslearned...

The message of today’s blog post is simple and straightforward. It is no more and no less than the title indicates: Merry Christmas...

As 2018 winds down to a close and the new year fast approaches, I’ve been doing some reflecting. Some of the reflections have been...

I’m a voracious reader and have been since fifth grade, when good ol’ Mrs. George sparked the reader within me, kindled that flame of...

A lot of things (more than we like to admit) are out of man’s hands, beyond his control. One of those things is the weather. Yet, we...

One of the key ingredients of both good fiction and creative nonfiction is realistic dialogue. Readers certainly know that fact. Writers...

Things notoriously often move slowly in the publishing world. Quite some time ago, I queried an editor with an article idea I had. I was...

The best writers, writing teachers often say, are avid readers, and high on their reading lists are great writers, those who stand as...

“You get only one chance to make a good first impression.” That statement is especially true when it comes to submitting your writing to...

Recently, I’ve been reading a little [DRUM ROLL, PLEASE!] fiction, and old fiction at that. Few people today recall the author or his...

The first week of November is a busy time! It starts off with National Authors’ Day, which affects only a relative handful of people, but...

It never fails. Soon after one makes a commitment to do something, that commitment will be tested. How long one is able to remain...

One hundred ninety years ago today, a man was born who later published a book the influence of which stretched far beyond his own...

“Stories come from people. Not from ideas, not from plots. Faulkner gave us the key to our material: ‘the human heart in conflict with...

The much-anticipated, long-awaited Write2Ignite conference has come and gone. The recovery Sunday is now behind me, and the reality of a...

I don’t know where I first heard that statement: “Put the cookies on the bottom shelf.” It certainly didn’t originate with me, but I have...

A young, aspiring writer once asked author Jesse Stuart about the secret to his writing success. Stuart–author of Beyond Dark Hills, Man...

Perhaps you’re familiar with the adage “Don’t work harder; work smarter.” Although writing is always hard work (because it requires a lot...

“It isn’t defeat, but rather your mental attitude toward it, that whips you.” This goes back to what an earlier post said about the...

We’ve seen already how Napoleon Hill offered some good advice that writers can apply to the attitude they take toward their work. That’s...