The Self-Made Writer

If you write to publish, you know it’s not easy. To create a book that shines can take years. For it to get noticed among the tho...

You’ve written your book. You’ve gathered responses from first readers. If you haven’t proven your chops as a developmental editor,...

Women’s fiction is a broad category. There’s “book club fiction,” with the literary crossover. There’s chick lit. There’s romance. Pr...

You know the importance of the first few pages. You’ve been told over and over. If your first few pages don’t captivate agents and ed...

Last weekend, I delivered the keynote address at the Anchorage Young Writers Conference. Here, excerpts from my speech: Before I...

We love options.  Exhibit A: your neighborhood coffee stand, where baristas whip up your double tall half-decaf extra hot skinny ...

The very first workshop ever offered through  49 Writers  was called “Finding Your Voice.” With funding from the  Alaska State Council ...