If you were learning about photography or medicine or how to make rosettes when icing a cake, you'd look at a model -- a case study, ...

Several years ago when my writing bud Nicole O’Dell asked me if I wanted to be part of a novella collection with her, my initial reactio...

commons.wikimedia.com As an assistant librarian for a Christian college and now as a writer for Library Journal, I must admit research i...

One of the reasons I love writing contemporary romance so much is that I don't have to worry so much about period-specific clothes, cus...

  Very often we write what we know. Little slivers of ourselves wedge into those characters we create. They like the things we enjoy...

Interviewing can be a valuable part of your research process. Why should you consider the phone, interview, and email interview essential in...

Many writers shy away from Pinterest thinking it is just another social media platform to steal away their writing time, but I'm here to...

 I pushed forward, consuming my first draft in edit mode. I rekindled my love for my story, characters, and setting. A few tweaks here, ...

I had the pleasure of meeting Jocelyn Green at a writer's workshop in Cedar Falls, Iowa. She is definitely a writer I look up to, as s...

Be honest. In the middle of the night, during conference season, you've had nightmares of Chip MacGregor telling you he thinks your con...

It's another VLOGGING day - because I don't want to just write about what I know, I want to SHOW you! Watch out! It's 5 short vl...