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Ten tips to ensure that your time out isn’t forever. Every writer hits a wall. The difference between a productive pause and a permanent stall usually isn’t willpower — it’s [...]

Festivals are great ways for authors to broaden their reach and build their readerships. Here are a few tips for authors looking to snag a place on panels or seminars at festivals or other book [...]

PRIMED IS OUT TODAY! Gary Lawlor broke the day his sons were murdered in a car bomb meant for him. He failed to find the killer, and drank himself into a hole of self-recrimination and shame. [...]

One of the great things about working with a publisher is that you outsource the proofing of your work. The publisher bought the book, so it’s their responsibility to make sure all the [...]

Good audio storytelling is a craft that blends writing, performance, and sound design into a cohesive emotional and narrative experience. Whether it’s a podcast, radio piece, or audio [...]

A good story is one that connects emotionally, engages the audience, and leaves a lasting impression — whether it’s told in a book, a podcast, a film, or around a dinner table. While styles [...]

I love research. Most writers do. We love finding out how our characters can do stuff that we don’t know how to do, like throw pots, or field-dress deer, or cut throats without getting any [...]

My thanks to Nancy Klann Moren for this delightful gift, presented to me at the SCWA St Patrick’s Day gathering in Laguna Woods. She won the limerick competition, of course. And my undying [...]

From Tangle:The global nonprofit Little Free Library unveiled its 200,000th mailbox last week. In celebration, they granted 200 “mailbox libraries” to Title 1 elementary schools, each filled with [...]

The Southern California Writers Association very kindly invited me to speak at their St Patrick’s Day luncheon on the 15th of March, in Laguna Woods. I decided to speak about the challenges I’ve [...]