Word for Words Blog for Writers

I can feel people’s shoulders relax when they see they don’t have to edit. What a change of pace! But when is it acceptable not to edit? Wh...

Ever work on a story and know in your gut it’s not working. Of course, everybody feels that way sometime, but what if the feeling won’t go...

Variety is the spice of life, so it’s been said. And it’s true. But when writers set out to laboriously vary word choices, the real meaning ...

My journalism teacher used to say, "Keep a journal. It'll get the garbage writing out." That mantra stuck with me because he ...

In this day and age, we're afraid to discuss anger, but it's unrealistic to think it never occurs and is never justified. It's w...

You've heard it a thousand times — "you just need a change." For creative folk, a change of scenery and a change of pace are...

On Saturday, October 17, at 10:30 a.m., I'll present "Branding for Writers: The Importance of the Platform," a seminar for fic...

Like exercise (theoretically), writing needs to happen daily. One way to facilitate the process is by planning the next scene and how you...