There are four big novel killers that want to prevent you from completing your novel. Learn what they are and how to side step them so that you, too, can say you are a novelist. Continue...

The world is full of overnight successes, right? And you'd like to be one of them, right? In this article I will tell you the great and guarded secret to becoming an overnight success. I will pull back the cover and reveal the one best kept secret of successful people--like a magician who tells you how the trick is done. The successful elite won't like that I'm sharing this, but they aren't the ones I'm trying to help. Continue...

If you want to become the writer you are meant to be, then you must embrace the importance of learning your craft. The first step is figuring out what's important and what's not. Continue...

Last week I did The 7 Day Writing Challenge. Since I was struggling with getting up early to write, I decided to challenge myself by committing to just 7 days and see if it could make a difference for me. There were a few positive surprises, but one major negative which nearly sabotaged my week. Continue...

The brain giveth and the brain taketh away. We receive amazing ideas at the most inopportune times and then forget them before we have a chance to write them down... Continue...