I’m doing something a little different today.  This post isn’t on the craft of writing, it’s on the publishing side of things.  More...

I got into a discussion yesterday about writing series; the other writers in my group were blown away by the idea that I’m planning 15...

“There’s no such thing as writer’s block.  That was invented by people in California who couldn’t write.” ~ Terry Pratchett. In the...

I’m cranky this week.  No particular reason I can put my finger on, I’ve just been in a general bad mood.  And one of the innocents...

1. The jar of peanut butter’s attacking again. 2. Allergy shots for something unusual. 3. Water drinking competition. Every Monday I’ll...

I’ve had a cold this week, pretty bad the past two days, and thus, have been basically useless.  Even stayed home from work.  And...

I’m doing CampNano and so far, it’s not going great.  My word goal was 65K, then I bumped it down to 50K, and I’m about 9K behind where...

1. People pirating bananas. 2. The trees are attacking! 3. Guns that shoot marshmallows. Every Monday I’ll give you a wacky prompt or...

This is cut and pasted from here: http://writerswrite.co.za/write-small-five-ways-to-make-your-reader-care  I don’t take credit for it,...

Welcome to today’s edition of Lecture Amie.  Read the sign and remember, you’re parked in the Gibbons lot 😉 It’s decided, I can not be a...

Camp Nano starts today and thousands of us are rearing up to write, write, write! Whooooooooo! My word goal is 65K (Yes, I know i’m...

One week till CampNano and I simply must start a new story. CampNano starts April 1st and, much like Nanowrimo in November, it’s a race...

CampNano starts in one week!!! Head explodes and I suck it up and prep anyway 🙂 Here’s a Pep Talk from one of my favorite authors, a...

Hey guys, for the writing tips and tricks today, I’ve dragged up one of my favorite pep talks from Nanowrimo last November.  This doesn’t...

In this post, we’re going to play a game.  It’s kind of 20 questions, I never, er… other question games that are fun with drinking. You...

Beginnings can be tricky.  Trickier still for the novice novelist.  A common plot mistake we’ve all seen when critiquing new novelists...

Camp Nano is sort of an extension of Nanowrimo (National Novel Writing Month) and it’s done in April and July.  Basically you are doing...

This is a section from a short story preceding my ‘The Order Of The Sphinx’ series, where my young witches’ powers first awaken.  When I...

I’ve been parked at my laptop for hours, pouring out words for a short story.  Don’t know if the short story’s any good, don’t know if...

Nothing is more terrifying than the unknown.  Think about it.  When you’re reading a book and the characters don’t know what’s going on...