Word for Words Blog for Writers

This is it, writers. You've only got 500 words to go, and your short short story is complete. Or perhaps, you've now realized you...

This is it, writers. You've only got 500 words to go, and your short short story is complete. Or perhaps, you've now realized you...

Hi, Readers: Here you are—in the home stretch. Your story is getting complicated, a little wild. Perhaps it even feels as if things are gett...

Hello, Word for Word Readers— First of all, congratulations! You've made the big leap and have begun your story! Characters have introdu...

Hello, writers—I'm thrilled to be the guest blogger on Adele's fabulous site! I'm the creator of The Writer's Toolbox: Creat...

Mention Europe and my imagination takes flight. Mention Paris in spring and, well, mentally anyway, I'm there. So who could resist an op...

I’d like to thank Adele for asking me to guest blog for her. I’ve known her since we were in the Wellspring Writers’ Workshop, and I’m thril...

It's great to be busy, especially these days, until you're too busy to write or your energy is sapped by the realization that the wr...