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I'm a huge Gossip Girl fan. Deride if you must, but know that George Sand being the writer a character most wants to have dinner wit...

I just finished the third draft of a book that’s going to take at least five drafts to finish. The biggest problem until now was sheer...

Ruth Brown Snyder. In the electric chair. If this doesn't creep you out, I don't know what will. Have you ever seen a photo of ...

I grew up on country music. This was the late '70s and early '80s, so we're talking real country.  Outlaw country. Country...

I've been reading a lot of writers' blogs and posts in writers' communities on G+. One thing I keep seeing is the recommendati...

As a writer, you're a target. You're putting yourself out into the world and asking both readers and ubiquitous Internet heroes to ...

If you've been following the saga of my current work in progress, you know the first draft strategy involved hauling ass to write 400 pa...

The first draft of the new book is done .  I finished it Friday night, while on vacation in Oregon.  I still feel stunned, which is pretty m...

Okay, so I'm nearing the home stretch.  The new book has about 60 pages to go before the first draft is finished.  But in those 60 pages...

Have you guys ever written a story that borrows details or experiences from your real life?  I've done this a few times, but mostly for ...