Category: Writing

Online Resources for Writers

I was fishing around for websites to inspire me to get into a writing routine again, but along the way I found so much more. In the spirit of gearing up for diving in, I’ve compiled some online resources for writers that I found to be helpful.

How to Make a Beginning

It’s hard to start to write. No matter the number of chapters or scenes or even emails I’ve written, when I have a blank page in front of me, I stop in my tracks. I see half a dozen different…

That Western Lens That Filters Our Words

At the Muse and the Marketplace conference a few days ago, someone said American publishers were looking for stories not filtered through the American lens. I almost laughed out loud. Well said, but it was a false statement. I wasn’t…