(I touched on this topic in 2011 in a series about writing "soundtracks.")  I'm always interested in other people's playli...

 What keeps my writer's heart going? Here is what I almost wrote: Nothing keeps my writer's heart going. My writer's heart flatl...

Our new topic is "What did I learn in 2020 that will help me in 2021?" My first thought was  "Absolutely nothing! I'm dro...

In my last post , I shared ways to achieve 20/20 vision in 2020. So I’m especially grateful today’s Wednesday Writing Workout allows me to ...

Our current series is about beginning a new writing career or jump-starting a stalled one. Carla shared 5 things she wished she’d known whe...

In this series of posts, we're discussing how to start or reboot a career in writing for children.  Carla gave us five really helpful th...

For me, writer’s block does not come when I have a contract for a book-and a deadline that goes with it.   No, then I can focus on the work...

I bought a chair. I wish I had time to take and post a picture, but I’m heading to Minneapolis today for the Children’s and Young Adult Lite...

Mary Ann wrote about her emotional journey as she worked on her MBN (My Big Novel), and how a devastating writer’s block stopped its ...