Why you should never despair over the novel that got away by Kimberly Brock I’m a slow reader. I take my time with the language and I have to process the imagery and characterizations, the settings and the metaphor. I savor words. I wonder at settings. And so, it shouldn’t surprise anyone to know the […]

This will not be a post on grammar. It will, indeed, be a post on shit. Aren’t you glad they haven’t invented scratch and sniff computers? 🙂 Okay, okay … seriously. Over the last few weeks I’ve found myself stewing in a somewhat odd shift in my writing career. I’ve gone from writing with the hope […]

Heather Webb As I sit down to write this post, I’m racing the clock. I have an essay due for Writer’s Digest, pages due to my writing partner for a book we’re doing together, a full manuscript edit for a client, and my critique partner just sent me her novel for feedback. To say nothing […]

Margie Lawson Cheers for Laura and Fae and Jenn and Orly. WITS Rules! Want to be more productive every day? Keep reading. Want to take charge of your minutes and hours? Keep reading. Want to act and feel like a winner and super star? Keep reading. This blog is a new take on To Do […]

 Stephen King reflected on the magnitude of a novel’s first line. “An opening line should invite the reader to begin the story,” he said. “It should say: Listen. Come in here. You want to know about this.” Preach it, Steve. I’m not saying a killer first line will get you an agent, get your book […]