by Colleen M. Story If you’re looking for a way to get yourself out of a creative rut, refresh your viewpoint, and bring new life to your writing, you may want to try going on a color walk.  What is a Color Walk?  American writer and artist William S. Burroughs came up with the idea […]

by Laurie Schnebly Campbell “You’re building a WHAT?” “A world.” “The whole THING?” That’s where the next response will be different for each writer. Yes, some of us do build an entire world for our stories. No, some of us don’t. But regardless of how detailed or how sketchy it might be, we can never […]

Lainey Cameron Do you dream of escaping on holiday to finish your current draft? Or wonder how some writers churn out thousands of words while on vacation? I’m an author and digital nomad (meaning a person with no fixed abode who lives in different locations). The most frequent question writer friends ask me is How exactly […]

Jenn Windrow I’m a firm believer in writing what you love, not what you think will sell. For example, I write in two genres that have fallen out of favor with the big New York publishing houses…paranormal romance (PNR) and urban fantasy (UF). And not just any urban fantasy. Mine has the dreaded V-word…vampires.  But […]

by Jeri Bronson Disclaimer:  Some topics discussed may be a trigger for people. I do try to be as sensitive as possible, but proceed with caution. I'm married to a coroner, which means that I have some conversations many other spouses simply don't have. Now that I'm a writer, our marriage is a conversational gold […]