Susan Spann As a publishing lawyer, I often get asked about copyright in scenes and settings, and how the law of infringement applies when stories are set in similar locations. Like many other copyright questions, the answer depends on a number of factors. However, unlike many legal questions, the guidelines are straightforward and fairly easy […]

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 […]

Holly Robinson I'm in a semi-comatose state after crashing through the first draft of a novel in six months to meet my editor's deadline. Not that I'm complaining. I've been struggling to get to this point in my career for over twenty-five years. After earning a degree in biology, I started writing fiction and went […]

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 […]

Mine is the last of our writing process throwdowns (or in my case, throw up). In case you missed the others, here they are: Fae, Orly, Jenny. I’ve been dreading this. Not because I’m embarrassed - I’m of the school that if it works, DO IT! I’m been more worried about how to explain my total […]