Well, I've finished reading Shades of Grey by Jasper Fforde .  And it was better than I could have expected. As is the norm with Jasp...

You probably know that most writers are avid readers.  And that's a very good thing.  Not only because it's fun to read, but because...

The famously reclusive author of The Catcher in the Rye  died today .  He will be greatly missed, despite having been so possessive of his ...

Last week, I wrote an article about using your geographical location as a basis of knowledge for your writing.  I'd like to expand on t...

[Please note: I use the word spouse  in this post because that's my relationship status.  I don't mean to diminish other relationshi...

In this week's newsletter from About.com's Grammar and Composition site is an article about how improving your grammar can help fee...

I'm testing out a new schedule/routine this week.  Since my darling little java bean is wildly curious, he's decided he doesn't ...

The Zora Neale Hurston Festival of the Arts and Humanities is underway, celebrating the life and work of Zora Neale Hurston , who was from ...

There was a great deal of controversy this week over the cover art of Jaclyn Dolamore's debut novel, Magic Under Glass .   Bloomsbury US...

I've almost finished Jasper Fforde 's Shades of Grey .  I'm looking forward to finishing it, even though I know I'll be a li...