In addition to the blogopalooza that is The Coffee-Stained Writer, I keep a pen and paper journal IRL.*  I've found it to be an effectiv...

For normal  people, NaNoWriMo is a hectic time.  In addition to a full time day gig, people have family and personal obligations, which mak...

A couple of days ago, I wrote a post about selecting beta readers .  Obviously, this post was aimed at writers wishing to get feedback on th...

Even when things get crazy busy, there are moments I need to step away from my office space, take a deep breath, and let myself relax a bitt...

A friend of mine recently finished the first draft of her first novel, and emailed it to me to go through for her. I have to be honest: I e...

It seems that, for my writing life, there are two modes: bored-out-of-my-skull mode and what-the-damn-is-going-on mode. In bored-out-of-my-s...

Nathan Bransford inquired today about his readers' book-buying habits.   He asks : We live in a tumultuous time all around, with the ec...

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No, not that.  Ugh.  Get your mind out of the gutter.  We're talking about the other dirty "o" word: outlines . No, no.  Don...

Anyone know knows me knows I'm an introvert.  I always have been.  And though I've had jobs that have helped me be a bit more extrov...