“Writing is like breathing, it's possible to learn to do it well, but the point is to do it no matter what.” Julia Cameron Writing comes...

Shaun is our latest published author. We emailed him asking how to pay him his royalties. His reply: “To be honest i haven't thought...

“Good writing is true writing. “If a man is making a story up it will be true in proportion to the amount of knowledge of life that he...

“We read to know we are not alone.” C.S. Lewis For me, reading is best enjoyed in a solitary, quiet place, books are an invitation to...

An author friend recently gave me this advice to overcome writer’s block. She said: “Write badly.” That gave me quite a shock. What? But...

You’ve typed THE End on your bestselling manuscript and today your author copies arrived. You opened the box and held that book with your...

Disclaimer: this is based on my own experiences as an editor for an International website that accepts stories from their membership, and...

Writing a novel is such a lonely and singular experience. It forces you to dig deep into your own subconscious to explore themes and...

To write or not to write, that is the writer’s question? Whether ‘tis nobler in the mind to suffer the slings and arrows of outrageous...

House of Honor Books is about to start its third year in business. We have not blown away the Big Five publishing houses in New York City...

The best laid plans of mice and men often go awry. Robert Burns “To a Mouse” The new year is upon us, plans are made in the wistful hope...

“Oh, what a tangled web we weave…when first we practice to deceive.” Sir Walter Scott Fiction writers are inveterate liars. They lie to...

Shaun McBride I think the main thing that I dislike about writing is when the ideas just dry up, and no matter how hard I try, the ideas...

Most jobs have clearly defined tasks and goals. Even in the chaos of the ER, the staff can identify what needs doing, prioritize it and...

KN Baker I am a plotter. I think of many of my ideas before I write them. I will also do research and take notes on how to start and what...

Phillip Davis I love William Faulkner. I could read his short story, Barn Burning, every day. He is a Southerner, as am I, and captures...

National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) begins in just a few days. The program is a personal challenge to write a 50,000-word novel in...

Rick Shaw My favorites are not necessarily classical writers. I don’t have a particular top ten list either. The artists that I enjoy, I...

Judy Snyder Down through the ages there have been some excellent authors in different fields, but if pressed for my all-time,...

Rick Shaw It’s not the most practical, but I can have several projects going on at the same time. My journalism/blogger pursuit can be a...