Distractions, temptations, and blocks! Oh my! We all have them. Let’s look at what they are and how to write our way through them. DISTRACTIONS We all have our own personal distractions. Here is my partial list: emails, neighbors, phone
Writing Inside the Diving Bell
The Zone in which we all want to write may be magical and even mystical, but the times and places that I have needed it most were pretty gritty and down to earth—and so the tricks and techniques I use
Finish Your Book: Secret Strategy #3, “You Are Not Alone”
The third Secret Strategy for finishing your book is to remember that you are not alone. We writers tend to be Lone Rangers. Sometimes that’s good, but it can also keep us from getting the support we need to get
Finish Your Book: Secret Strategy #2, “Spaghetti in the Colander”
“But I don’t know where to start,” people often say about their books. It’s okay not to know where to start your book. None of us knows that until we figure it out and start. This week’s secret strategy is
FINISH THAT BOOK: Secret Strategy #1, “The SPAS System”
As an editor, book doctor, and ghostwriter, I work with people who are in many different places with their books. Some have finished manuscripts. Others just have a gleam in their eye. Most want to be farther along than they