In offering: One perfect white rose from the bush in the front garden: Critique situations have the potential to be fraught with emotional m...

  This Week's Topic: Tips for being a better Beta Reader / CP Hahaha. OMG. {hangs head in shame}. Lo, I raise my face to the heavens and...

Ooo, I like this week’s topic: how do you define Critique Partners, Alpha Readers, and Beta Readers? I was chatting with an author friend an...

Spin the wheel of feedback, whose input do you need?  [insert The Price Is Right big wheel spinning sound effect here] These definitions are...

Here's a little tease for you of the cover of UNDER A WINTER SKY - the midwinter holiday anthology I'm doing with, well, as you can...

How do you know who to trust with your writing, especially early drafts and idea bouncing. Yikes. This is such a process of trial and erro...

Yesterday I cooked brunch for writer friends Jim Sorenson and Sage Walker . (That's me in my Orchid Throne apron that the amazingly ...

I always wanted to write a book. Yet I didn't succeed in doing so until I was almost 40. Which was totally coincidence and not at all ...

When folks talk about “leveling up” writing craft, they’re slapping possibly the best metaphor in the universe on this process. Because wri...

Q: How do you keep your story from getting too complex? A: Here, meet my critique partners. Aren’t they amazing? See, as a writer, I...

In keeping with our story-writing theme - last week we talked about how much space to give to the denouement - our topic at the SFF Seven ...