Last week’s topic was our fantasy dinner parties and who we’d invite. Yeah, I missed it. So my image for the week is my favorite tea cup t...

  This week we’re talking about the dreaded five letter word:  STUCK. There’s all kinds of stuck in writing. Yes, you read that right. The...

When you start writing your first book you’re filled with excitement and pure joy. So it’s no wonder your brain isn’t thinking ahead to mar...

So far this week we’ve got a top three thing going. KAK gave us her top three mistakes in crafting a compelling opening and Jeffe gave us h...

  Photo by Clark Young on Unsplash The question this week is, do I have to feel the exact emotion I'm writing? And my answer is more co...

I have always struggled with getting started - with everything in life, not just writing. My head is always full of ideas and plans that I w...

Over the years, my habits for managing my word count have changed. What works one season doesn't always work another. But, even so, ther...

Oh the things you don’t think about when you’re reading, are those things you should think about when you’re writing. And one of those thin...

As a reader, what do you first do when you pick up a book? Droll over the cover art….soooo. Readers, when you pick up a book what do you do...

Hi all! This week's topic at the SFF Seven is Telling vs. Showing: When is narrative exposition necessary? I'm not fond of giving to...

This week's topic at the SFF Seven is Writing Programs! And software/apps we can't live without. I hate Word. I really do. I've ...

TABOO There are all levels of good and evil, sweet and nasty, lovely and horrible in creative works. And there are all kinds of taboo acros...

This week's topic at the SFF Seven is Creativity on a Deadline: How do you balance art with business demands? Talk about a perfectly-tim...

This week's topic has the SFF Seven questioning a writing adage: 'If you're bored writing it, the reader will be bored reading i...