The Self-Made Writer

James Frey was hardly a trendsetter when he shocked the literary world with the things he made up in his memoir. You can’t do much better ...

Marguerite Saftig Laimee, third wife of George Carmack. Courtesy Yukon Archives. In Wealth Woman: Kate Carmack and the Last Great ...

Today I did something I’ve never done before: I returned a brand new hardcover book. Like every author, I adore books. Like most authors...

Kate Carmack, born Shaww Tlaa With the exception of a few work-for-hire projects, most everything I've written has been because I...

The stately clock has been with us for years. When we moved, we transported it as carefully as we had when we first brought it home, e...

“In your writing, remember that the purpose of everything you’re doing is to bring about some kind of emotional reaction in your reader.” ...

The youngest writers have no problem with conflict. Ask six-year-old Billy to tell you a story, and he’ll dizzy you with an unflappable hero...