Hanging over the office computer desk where I do the bulk of my writing and all my internet activities is a framed plaque with five pencils ...

"To be or not to be, that is the question..."  My writer's dichotomy: to write what the market dictates or to write th...

I'm thrilled to share with you an interview with Kaye Dacus, the author of both contemporary and historical novels. If you haven'...

THANK YOU to everyone who filled out our survey. The info we collected from all of you has been very helpful and will help us make the Alley...

For the last few posts, we've been talking about elements that make up a well-rounded story (check out previous posts on voice , and cha...

In honor of Mother’s Day this weekend, this post is in celebration of writing moms. And what better way to whoop it up than to quote from on...

No, we're not talking about that period in elementary school when Freckle-Faced Freddy brought his ant farm and let the little buggers l...