You can’t always afford a week-long writing conference, nor can everyone get away for an entire week at a time. Here’s how you can plan your very own writing retreat […]
Where Do They Come From?
People ask me where I get my characters. I think they’re either worried that they’ll show up in a book – or maybe hoping for that to occur. The truth […]
A Day in the Life
(The typical day of a writer with a day job) People ask me, “What’s your day like?” I also get “How do you find time to write with a full-time […]
10 Awkward Writing Questions
We’ve all been there: someone discovers you’re a writer, fixes you with a curious eye, and blurts out That Question. Where do you get your ideas? I usually say “www.ideas.com” […]
10 Steps to Writing a Travel Article
(And a Bonus Step to Boot!) One of my Works in Progress is a travelogue for “I Must Be Off!” Here are some of the tips I’ve learned about writing […]
7 Sure-Fire Story Ideas
Coming up with new story ideas is easy for some writers – they have trouble narrowing their ideas down to just one! However, some writers have more trouble figuring out […]
Works in Progress
So I have a couple of projects cooking at the moment, and I thought you’d be interested in what’s going on. First, Western Fictioneers like my story for Luck of […]
Mindful Writing
I found this interesting article on mindful writing that might interest my readers. Mindfulness is a technique that focuses on the “now” of your life – paying attention to what […]
Creating Characters
I’ve been invited to create a new character for the Western Fictioneers – something for the shared world of Wolf Creek. This is an 1872 town on the Kansas prairie, […]
Use the Right Word
I’ve been skimming through some books lately, just browsing the genre. Most of what I’m looking at is obviously self-published because there are glaring errors that a professional editor would […]