freelance writing

Do You Need an MFA to Be a Successful Writer? 3 Things an MFA Won’t Do for You

This weekend is the Newburyport Literary Festival, and I'm thrilled to be moderating a panel called “Inspiration to Publication: The Journey of a

I recently had the honor of speaking at the 2016 New England Library Association Conference. As I walked up the steps to the podium, I kept my eyes

When I heard that Ladies' Home Journal magazine was biting the dust after 131 years, I cried. Not just for the editors, who were booted

As she celebrates the launch of her novel, TWO OF A KIND, I'm very pleased to host my fellow New American Library/Penguin author, Yona

A confession: I have never done meditation, yoga, hypnosis, walking on hot coals or any other practices aimed at unleashing mental powers. I get my

Yesterday, my mother asked what I was working on. “Oh, I finished copy editing that memoir and now I'm writing a marketing brochure,” I said.

One of the most frequent questions I'm asked at book signings or when I teach writing classes is this one: “When do you write?” The