Last week I wrote about choosing the “right” writer’s group. This week I want to talk about how to start and maintain a group of your own. ...

Hi Valerie, I took your writing class a few years ago and was working on a children’s book at the time. I’ve finished that book and now am ...

One of my favorite classes I teach is called “Write that Novel (and Finish it Too!)". It’s always been a strong belief of mine that the...

It's true--the best things in life aren't "things." Last week I received a blog award (above) from my friend and fellow au...

Here’s the best piece of writing advice I’ve heard in a long time: no matter how busy, tired, overwhelmed, sick, depressed, swamped, apathet...

For me it’s sleep. I never seem to get enough of it. Or when I do, I dream too much, waking up feeling like I've been assaulted by endle...

This week I took the first steps toward revising a book-length manuscript I completed in 2008. Why the long break? Well, one reason is I lik...