Dreaming a Fine Bogey Tale
Published: Fri, 12/15/17
Hi writers,Lately I've been having nightmares about mice. Often.Usually these dream mice just run around underfoot, and I have a heavy sensation of…
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A Sad Waste of Brains?
Published: Thu, 12/07/17
Olá, escritor!That's Portuguese for "Hello, writer." I know this because... well, because of Google Translate.But also because the Scottish author Sir…
Please Don't Make a Fuss
Published: Thu, 11/30/17
Happy November 30, writers!No, really, please don't make a big fuss about how I'm turning 40 today. I appreciate the impulse, I do! But let's just…
Reading Recs for Holiday Travel
Published: Tue, 11/21/17
Happy Thanksgiving, WriteByNighters,Many of you will be, or are already, on the go during this most an iety-provoking travel week. Some of us will…
Potter to Dahl: "Buzz off!"
Published: Thu, 11/16/17
Hello, WriteByNighters,Recently I had a chance to interact with a writer whose work I greatly admire. I turned down that chance.Here's a funny story:…
Honestly, Abe: Editors Are the Worst
Published: Tue, 11/07/17
Hello, WriteByNighters,You have only one more week to enter the latest Micro (Non)Fiction Challenge, where guest judge Michael Ausiello will choose…
New Contest! Famous Guest Judge!
Published: Tue, 10/31/17
Hi there, writers & TV watchers!We have a real special treat for you this week: a WriteByNight writing contest with a guest judge who has 1.2 million…
Does It Take a Village to Raise a Book?
Published: Tue, 10/24/17
Hey WriteByNighters,I think you'll like weighing in on this week's blog post, "Does It Take a Village to Raise a Book?" That question comes from our…
Do you dress up as your character?
Published: Wed, 10/18/17
Hello, writers!I have a fiction-writing coaching client who, before she writes, does something curious: She dresses up like the character from whose…
Your Earliest Writing Influences
Published: Sat, 10/07/17
Hello, WriteByNighters!If you've stay up to date on our various shenanigans (shenanigi?), you'll know that we've hired a wonderful new…