Readers are smart. Smarter than we authors give them credit for. They get where we’re going way before we think they do. I think that’s why it’s so hard to give them an ending that will shock them. I mean, think of the books you've read. How often have you been truly stunned by a […]

Our lives are about change. Some people look at change as a bad thing, as something to avoid. Others view change as a possibility for something better. No matter how you feel about the life detours called change, nothing in our lives is permanent. The past six months of my life have revolved around change. […]

By Laura Drake We’ve talked about it in other posts. How learning your writing process is finding your way in a pitch black room, full of furniture. You can learn by banging your shins, but there are less painful ways. Hopefully, this post will help. I’m an organized person, and it would make me crazy […]

Hi everyone, I’m Orly and I’m a challenge addict. It started innocently enough. You know, a writing challenge here to get motivated, another challenge there to get a draft done. Pretty soon it became multiple challenges a month. What can I say, there’s just something about being in a group of writers suffering with supporting […]

Margie Lawson If you wish review the rule that started it all... Margie-Rule #1: Never Take Any Word for Granted. Or read the whole series! Are you an NCIS fan? A Jethro Gibbs fan? A Mark Harmon fan? If you said YES, you know Jethro Gibbs has rules. Smart rules. I wanted smart rules too. Margie’s Rule […]