Where do you learn to write?

Where do you learn to write?

Way back in the dark ages, when I started writing, I learned from books. I bought books on point of view, setting, story structure—everything I could get my hands on. I have two large shelves full of books on writing craft. I also went to conferences—you remember we...
What your characters need most

What your characters need most

As you know, if you’ve been following this blog, I’ve been going through some personal unpleasantness recently. I was living in Kyiv just before the war started and have been moving around in uncertainty since. My apartment in Kyiv is in a spot that easily could be...
Writing Out of Order

Writing Out of Order

Are you a logical think? A top-down sort of person, or do you allow your mind to just go wherever it wants (or perhaps it just does without your permission)? I’ve always considered myself a very logical sort of thinker. I do very well in logic puzzles and took to...
Could you retire?

Could you retire?

A couple weeks ago I wrote about the impression Kathleen Gilles Seidel had on me when I and Pru Warren interviewed her on our podcast, The Writers’ Block Party. She is such an incredibly strong voice in the world of Romance. She’s not only written Rita winning books,...
Atticus Review, uh-oh!

Atticus Review, uh-oh!

I love new software. I love playing with it, testing it, and finding its limits. So when I heard about Atticus, which I did many months ago when it was still in beta, I thought I’d wait until they came out with the official version to really put it to the test. Well,...