A lot of people who want to become professional writers think that once you become a writer, you don’t have…
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Category Archives: For Writers
You and Your Dumb Ideas
A writer contacted me a couple of days ago to ask if I would read and critique a screenplay. In…
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Waiting to be Discovered
Are you waiting to be discovered? All of us writers are. Maybe you’re a new writer hoping for praise from…
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Showing, Telling, Making
New writers are often told, “Show, don’t tell.” Normally this piece of advice is given when a writer gives a…
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Cross the Finish Line
You may not know it, but you’re a racehorse. If you look at writers from a publisher’s point of view,…
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When to Stop Polishing a Manuscript
Many new writers don’t know when to stop polishing a manuscript and move on to the next. Part of the…
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Be Excited
The most productive writers, I’ve noticed, aren’t necessarily the ones with the most talent or the greatest skills. They may…
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Dream Big
“If your dreams do not scare you, they are not big enough.” — Ellen Johnson Sirleaf You may not realize it, but…
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What Makes a Story Great?
Recently I’ve had a number of my students ask, “What makes a story great?” For example, what sets apart a…
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The Largest Self-publishing Survey Results
Instead of sending out my own writing tip today, I wanted to share a link to an article about the…
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