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More reading. More writing. More editing. More finishing. More feedback. All of these things, combined, will help improve your final...

You shouldn’t. It’s not worth the time to edit lots of smaller pieces to get to the point of being publishable. Furthermore not...

I’d give the novel a little space/time, probably three weeks, or enough time for me to go write a short story. Then I’d come back and...

I personally am a member of one writing group and one critique group. Apparently this is a little weird, but at my writing group we write.

I'm going to focus on authors whom have affected my writing.

Sitting down to actually write is sometimes the hardest. There are a couple ways that stand out as working well.

As I read more I become a better writer, and as I edit old pieces again, and again, and again.

Self publishing allows the author a lot more control. This is both a boon and a curse.

Don’t spread yourself too thin! So many people try to be on every website. That’s not useful if you’re only posting there once a week.

There are always days where the writing doesn't want to come. Days where sitting down in the chair is hard, particularly when the bed is...

To writers: Find a local writers group and attend at least twice. If you already do that schedule two additional hours per week into your

Start with the big goal and a dead line for that big goal. I usually make my big goals at the start of the year and check in with them...

As Camp NaNo comes around again I've been thinking about the stages of editing. Like writing they're different for every author, yet they...

There are many articles out there about the ideal writing habits for those who want to be successful. Surely some of those habits work ...

What would we like to see in your submission email, other than an award winning story? Useful information. Otherwise please keep it...

Thanksgiving is wrapping up here in the States so we thought we'd look over the last year to see what we are thankful for. A successful...

Where do you get your information? In the pre-Internet days, I always went to libraries. These days, I use a mixture of libraries and...