Kimberly Brock There’s that moment when you open a new document and it’s just so blank. I hate a blank page. It turns me into Jack Nicholson in The Shining. People have different opinions, and there’s always that writer friend who just loves to start a new story. They make noises about it, sniff the […]

Kathryn Craft Turning Whine Into Gold Every now and then, a bit of life wisdom hits you and takes seed. That’s how I felt a decade ago, when author Regina McBride and I were talking about the disadvantages of the writer’s life being conducted at home. “Home” to the majority of people is the place […]

  Jessica Strawser Ever wished you could have a do-over? Join the club. We’re all members—including your characters. Our longing to rewind time can range from the frivolous (I may have once backed my car into something incredibly loud right in front of a guy I had a crush on—and the loud thing may have […]

Our current brave world of publishing demands that an author "build a brand." What does that mean exactly?  Simply put, your brand is the picture that pops into people’s mind when they hear your name. Your author brand is how your fans identify you. How do you figure out what to talk about online? [I can hear […]

  Aimie K. Runyan I just started writing a new book—well, two of them, but that’s a story for another time. Yesterday I sat in front of my screen for hours and ended up with fewer than 600 words to show for it. It seemed like every bit of volunteer work, every mundane administrative task […]