Writing critique groups can be an intense bummer, yet they’re critical to writing success. How to balance the good and the bad?
Do You Hate Your Critique Group? A Compendium
Hot Tip for Writers: Easy Way to Add Character Traits
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Follow Your Passion in Retirement
Older generations went to work to put food on the table. They didn’t have the luxury of feeling passionate about a job. [Read more…]
Help Me Write This Sex Scene
A couple days ago, my writing group gave me a ration of crap. They started out nice, and then they got pornographic. [Read more…]
A Visit with Author Jim Misko
What if you faced the choice between losing your inheritance or saddling up for a journey of hundreds of miles on horseback – and you’re in your sixties? That’s the premise for As All My Fathers Were, the latest novel by my friend Jim Misko. We sat down recently to talk about the book and the writing life. [Read more…]
Are You Following Your Dreams?
Writing was my dream, but I had to delay it for almost forty years as I worked and raised a family. [Read more…]
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