I have decided not to do Nano.  This is partly because I realized something about Nano -- it promises a fun and fulfilling time - the joy ...

So I did do some of my artwork.  The Loretta Young picture came out splendid, but I should tell you that this is a photo replication: that...

Usually I find it impossible to do NaNoWriMo. The restrictive rules and timing make it impossible to integrate into an existing writing plan...

In the last post, when I told you about researching small towns to figure out what kind of police force you might use in your small town coz...

Over on Elizabeth Spann Craig's Writing the Cozy Mystery this week, she's writing about developing a mystery series, and things to ...

We talked about "enhanced books" on #futurechat today.  Whenever that subject comes up among publishing professionals, I always en...

I didn't disappear. I've been right here. I just discovered that if you're going to disengage for a while from the Writing Commu...

I suddenly got all artistic, and I wanted to share some images I created tonight. First a little background: I've been thinking about ...

I thought I wrote an update post, but it is nowhere to be found.  It will undoubtedly show up after I rewrite it from scratch.... Pretty L...

When I first started self-publishing, I considered using a pen name for the first couple of books I published.  I didn't because I write...

I've been hearing again from writers who bemoan the fact that they can't enjoy reading like they once did.  That, and an interaction...

The past week made me feel like a failure, because Life got in my way. Until I realized that, even if I can't do 5000 words a day unle...

There's a meme going around called "Book Spine Poetry" -- you stack books so that their titles create a poem. I started to g...

So I was very productive in my week off the challenge. However the kerfuffle expanded (as kerfuffle is wont to do) to take up two more days ...

I'm sure you're waiting with bated breath for an update on the Writing It All Fast project.  It started well (more below) but an acc...