Roanoke Public Library Teen Summer Reading Kickoff

The Roanoke Public Library is having their Teen Summer Reading Program this year with lots of […]

Permian Basin Writer’s Workshop

In its sixth year, the 2020 Permian Basin Writers’ Workshop annual event will feature writing coaches and agents from […]

Symbolically Speaking

When I start talking about literary devices in my writing classes, the discussion inevitably comes around […]

Worldbuilding is People

Part of worldbuilding – whether you are writing an epic Sci-Fi story or a quiet romance […]

Poetic Technique for Prose Writers

Blog Post – Poetic Technique for Prose Writers I love language.  The sound of words.  The […]

The Freedom of the First Draft

I hope everyone survived NaNoWriMo.  How’d you do?  Even if you didn’t hit 50K, I hope […]

Narrative as Interpreter in Fiction Writing

When we’re talking fiction writing, what really is narrative?  It’s everything that isn’t action and isn’t […]

New Advanced Novel Writing Classes

Are you ready for a new writing adventure and some new writing challenges? So excited about […]

A Few Query Tips

I’m doing a query clinic next month, and today I’m trying to turn my time in […]

Writing the Things You Want to Read

“If there’s a book you really want to read, but it hasn’t been written yet, then […]