If your manuscript has been rejected time and time again, self publishing might seem like an easier option. Self publishing is many things, but it ain't easy!<< MORE >>

There's no reason for self-publishing to be synonymous with not-edited, crappy cover, lousy typesetting. Grownups don't cut their own hair; there's no reason (other than cheapness) for self-published writers to try to edit their own work and create their own covers. << MORE >>

Steps to take toward quitting your day job. It's never to early to start putting things in place.<< MORE >>

Sometimes the big, blank piece of paper is just too daunting to even get started. How about a few limits to spur your problem-solving process into action?<< MORE >>

If we need to introduce a new element toward the end of the book, we can do so—but only if we tie it in to something that happened early on in the story.<< MORE >>

"At." How can such a tiny little word make or break the meaning of a verb? << MORE >>

What strange actions do you take when you're spinning your wheels to avoid writing? Why does this happen? What can you do to make good use of your time?<< MORE >>

Do you want to write, but you're not writing? What's stopping you - procrastination or confusion?<< MORE >>

Newbie Mistakes #4: Epithets and Obvious Opposites. Think about the face of a clock when you're trying to work out the ways in which your main character and love interest are similar and different, and aim for ten after six.<< MORE >>

As you know, Bob, infodumps are a big problem not only in novel writing, but television and movies, too.<< MORE >>