Let's Catch Up, Writer to Writer
Published: Sat, 03/06/21
Hi WriteByNighters! I come to you this weekend blog post-less. For one thing, I spent the week writing a guest post for another writing blog, and it's…
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Will You Always Be a Writer?
Published: Sat, 02/27/21
Happy weekend, writer! That's right, I called you a writer. If you write, then you're a writer. But will you always be a writer? For some of us,…
What Do You Sacrifice for Your Writing?
Published: Sat, 02/20/21
Hi WriteByNighters, Last weekend a friend said, "I've always wanted to get deeply involved in chess, but I don't have time to do that and finish my…
The Books That Stick With Us
Published: Sat, 02/13/21
Hello, writers, I've often wondered what makes a book stick in my memory, its aftereffects lasting weeks, months, or even years. There are a select…
You Can Ask One Writer One Question
Published: Sat, 02/06/21
Hello, WriteByNighters, Inspiration for blog posts comes from some odd places. This week's? A segment on my favorite FM morning show. The result? This…
Must You Write Every Day to Be a Writer?
Published: Sat, 01/30/21
Happy weekend, writers! I don't feel like writing today. Do you? No? Must be something in the air. The thing is, I haven't worked on my book, or…
What Are Your 2021 Reading & Writing Goals?
Published: Sat, 01/09/21
Happy New Year, WriteByNighters! You probably knew this was coming, didn't you? Because every year, I pester you to share with me your reading and…
Prompt: Write About a Virus
Published: Sat, 12/19/20
Hi writers, I hope we never have to say or hear or read the word virus more than we have in 2020. For some of us it's a daily consideration. Others of…
Prompt: Write About Winter
Published: Sat, 12/05/20
Hi writers, I'm going to open this week's message with some poetry (a WriteByNight first, I believe!): The sound of small dry flakes, almost pellets…
2020: Your Year in Reading
Published: Sat, 11/14/20
Hi WriteByNighters, In a normal year I'll read a book a week. This year I'm at fifteen books read. From mid-February to mid-April -- lockdown in NYC…