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Writers can (and often do) spend thousands of dollars on developmental editing. It’s one of the biggest investments you’ll make on the...

Me flying over the mountain near Woodstock VA Writer’s block isn’t real. Let’s just start there. Not in the way people like to talk about...

Those of you who know my approach to craft understand that I see fiction writing as one of the most difficult of all art forms—but it’s...

Keep Pushing Writing isn’t just about talent. Or inspiration. Or some perfect moment when the words come effortlessly. Writing is about...

What's your process? It's a question that gets asked a lot, or some version of it . Whenever I've done public readings, during the Q&A...

I’m a “pantser,” though I don’t like that term. But what does it even mean? That I wear pants? That I favor pants? Champion the wearing...

I had a former student/current friend recently ask me about “person “and how it works in deciding between writing in first-person vs....

This is for #writers, or for anyone interested in the whole process of writing. I want to talk about metaphors/similes. I will use the...

What do Margaret Atwood, Michael Chabon, Joyce Carol Oates, Haruki Murakami, Ian McEwan, J.D. Salinger, and Donna Tartt all have in...

I’ve been going to the West Virginia Writers annual conference for years. Some years I miss, but I’ve probably attended more than a dozen...

Writers often like to talk about their writing spaces, which means, of course, the space where they write, a room with a view, writers’...