Congratulations to everyone who took part in NaNoWriMo! Whether you made it to the finish line or not, we probably all have this in common after
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Getting Unstuck and Finding Your Fiction Portal
I am no fiction virgin. I have published six novels to date—one on my own, and five with Penguin Random House. Yet, until recently, I have never felt
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As NaNoWriMo Ends, Banish Birdman From Your Brain
Recently I saw Birdman, the brilliantly, darkly comic movie starring Micheal Keaton as Riggan Thomson, a washed-up actor who formerly made
Read MoreDuring National Novel Writing Month, One Novelist Contemplates the Point of Writing Fiction—and How to Pay the Bills While Doing It
A few days ago, Bob Clary, the Marketing Manager at Webucator, asked if I'd be interested in writing a blog post about what keeps
Read MoreAn Interview with Author Joanne Tailele
It is my pleasure today to interview Joanne Tailele, whose debut novel, Accident, is a gripping story about a woman who makes a tragic mistake that
Read MoreRevising Your Novel: How to Use Fresh Images and Add Emotional Depth to Your Writing
Whether you drafted a new novel in November for National Novel Writing Month or you're in the middle of a multi-year writing project, one key task in
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