The Self-Made Writer

I first thought of business creep as the dance of an author between creative work and the business side of writing, especially promotion and...

Writers walk a fine line between humility and confidence. We’re fundamentally insecure creatures, not so much because we write, but because ...

Sunrise at Tutka Bay Writers Retreat Like a note held long in a song, a pair of eagles glides effortlessly across a crisp September sk...

We aren't running everything, not even the writing we do. ~Natalie Goldberg Here’s what I was up to this summer when I wasn’t...

The Good Query My first book or two had already been published before I began to study in any real depth how a query letter should work....

What’s the oldest book about writing that’s still on your shelves? Mine is Strunk and White’s  The Elements of Style , the third edition (it...

Pacing sounds like the easiest thing in the world: speed up, slow down. You know, like an accelerator. Au contraire, my dear writers. Pa...