by Sarah Cy   Have you ever noticed that many of the world’s most successful writers are also the most prolific? What about you? How many books/articles/screenplays have you written so far? What? Less than 500? Tsk. Tsk. Just kidding. It’s okay if you feel like you can’t quite compete with King, Cartland, or Asimov. […]

Lisa Hall-Wilson   Boo! What better day to write about the body language of fear than the scariest day of the year! Fun Fact: Fear and excitement create the exact same physiological response. What I mean by that is our bodies react the same way to both emotions. The difference between how our bodies respond […]

by Christina Delay How do we keep moving forward when life decides to TP our plans? In other words, how do we keep going when we hit creative burnout? In a season that my daughter likes to call “candy-tastic,” it may feel like we must throw candy around like everything’s peachy, but inside we’re dealing […]

by Amy Shojai I didn’t set out to be a writer. I’m where I am due to a perfect storm of pet-love, frustration, boredom, and lack of funds. *s* Oh, and luck, a whole lot of furry good luck. THE ACCIDENTAL WRITER My publishing career began when my husband and I moved to the mountains […]

Turning Whine Into Goldby Kathryn Craft   Earlier this year I ran across a social media post by Lauren Vaknine that evokes a concern so common among writers I thought we might discuss it here (used with permission): “I watched the film Goodbye Christopher Robin last night, and seeing the adoration [A.A. Milne] got from […]