The Red Horse by Mariam Kobras
Here’s a small chapter from “The Distant Shore” that ended up on the cutting room floor. It was actually one of my …
Getting Good with Revisions by not Ruining the Manuscript by Everett Maroon
I have all kinds of evidence that I am an imperfect person. I make mistakes all the time. I’ve poured orange juice …
Life After NaNo: Setting New Goals by JC Rosen
Whether or not you hit the 50k for NaNo, it’s time to set some new goals. Maybe you learned something about your …
NaNoWriMo – U R Doin’ It Wrong – by Angie Capozello
Ah, NaNoWriMo. That glorious orgy of words, a veritable cornucopia of creative work that seems to fit so well with the season …
One Tuesday On the Farm – True Story (Well, Maybe) by John Ross Barnes
As Bob drank his coffee with only the stove light on he wondered why he was even sitting there in the …
Food in Fiction by Jamie DeBree
Today is Thanksgiving here in the US, and I’m grateful for a good many things (you can read about some of them …
Just Say No: Or, Why I Bowed Out of NaNoWriMo by Deborah Batterman
Early morning, the edge between asleep and awake. An image surfaces, a vivid picture: I’m standing tall on water skis. My fingers …
Why I Love The #AmWriting Hashtag by A.M. Harte
“What does snake poo smell like?” That was the first – and oddest – question I ever asked the #amwriting community. Even odder? How many people replied. It is not an understatement to say that without online communities such as #amwriting, my recently released novel “Above Ground” wouldn’t exist. This is not only because I would have had to spend countless hours researching snake excrement, but also because I wouldn’t have had the motivation to finish.
Improve Your Writing By Knowing Your Archetypes: Are you a Queen? by Gabrielle Javier-Cerulli
Do you sometimes get frustrated as a writer because you’re not exactly sure of your authentic voice? Maybe you’re not sure in …
Lost in the Barri by Katherine Govier
She is two and pajama-clad and looking down the long sidewalk to the back lane. Her father has shoveled it meticulously. It …