One of the more common questions from my post on when your critics are right was what to do when the critics disagree. When one person says...

On Monday, I said your critics are usually right . But there are times when you get someone who just doesn't get it. How can you tell t...

The Kitchen-Sink Story: A story overwhelmed by the inclusion of any and every new idea that occurs to the author in the process of writing i...

"Originally we tried to find a publisher, but each had their reason why THE SHACK was not a book they wanted, or they asked for substan...

I want to take a look at how a blog grows, what does and does not affect it, what you can do to... Okay, that's a lie. I just want to ...

I love Dr. Seuss, but there's one of his books I always edit as I read. Bartholomew and the Oobleck just has an overabundance of passiv...

Three years ago, I thought all you needed to get published was a half-decent book. Most of you are laughing now. The thing is if I knew,...