The long, drawn out editing process can do strange things to your mind, especially when you’re on your fourth, fifth or sixth pass through your manuscript. There’s so much to look for. Grammatical errors, places that drag, plot holes and glitches,...

Please welcome my Guest Blogger, Chris Delyani. ♦   ♦   ♦ SHARED THOUGHTS: On these cold January nights, on the fifteen-minute walk from the train station to my house after work, I like to let my mind wander, shedding the stresses of the...

Sometimes characters spring to life easily through your fingertips and other times they kind of plod out without much fanfare or dimension. If you’re halfway through with your story or struggling to get it going, go back to character. Even if you have...

Surprise! I met all of my writing goals for 2009, well, pretty much. Cheers, applause and wilting roses are welcome. Here’s the list: 1. Finish Sapphire Reign, my sequel to Kings & Queens, easier said than done. I did finish getting the words down,...

I’m kind of weird, in case you haven’t guessed. Okay, not kind of. A lot weird. For instance, I don’t read the way normal people read. Most people can grab a book and sit down in a library or curl up on the couch in a quiet house with some tea in hand...