In 2017 you will...
Published: Fri, 12/30/16
Happy close of 2016, friends!Seems that nearly everyone we talk to is limping into 2017, eager for this year to end.That's why this weekend and into…
WriteByNight
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Some Holiday Thoughts & Cheers
Published: Fri, 12/23/16
Happy holiday weekend, writers!We don't want to hassle y'all with lengthy, ruminative messages at year's end.Actually, we don't want to hassle y'all…
Let's help each other write through the holidays.
Published: Sat, 12/17/16
Jingle bells, writers!What a stupid salutation. I'm prone to bad writing this time of year ... if I write at all. Because, holidays. I almost always…
We Want to Read Your Opening Line!
Published: Fri, 12/09/16
Howdy, writers!In today's blog post I write about the opening line of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, and I intend to drag us all through a weeklong…
Looking for a Writing Accountability Partner? Or two?
Published: Fri, 12/02/16
Happy Friday, writers,Today we have a couple of offerings designed to kick-start your writing (or to keep up the momentum, if you're already in a…
Words of Wisdom: Holiday-week Motivation
Published: Tue, 11/22/16
Greetings writers,To give you a motivational boost during this holiday week -- especially since so many of you will be traveling long hours, and…
Writing Wisdom: From Inspiration to Idea
Published: Tue, 11/15/16
Greetings writers,We hope last week's message and post about inspiration had you searching for, and finding, your own. If you weren't already bursting…
Writing Wisdom: On Inspiration
Published: Tue, 11/08/16
Hello writers,Inspiration: What the hell is it? Where does it come from? And what do we do with it once we find it?I've had the pleasure of…
An Exercise on "Having Written"
Published: Tue, 11/01/16
Happy Tuesday, writers!This week, to the relief of at least a few of you, we're putting our recent deathbed discussions behind us -- but we are…
Would You Rather? The Writer's Edition
Published: Tue, 10/25/16
Good morning, writers!Last week we had a deliciously morbid discussion about what book you would choose to read on your deathbed. Our thanks to all of…