Writing on the Wall

A popular post from December 2007 By Julie Wright This isn't about you--the writer. If you're not motivated to write, go yell at...

A popular post from December 2007 by Annette Lyon One of the most powerful recurring themes in all of literature is that of death. I...

A popular post from March 2008 by Julie Wright There are three main elements to every story regardless of how short or how long. The thre...

A popular post from February 2008 by Annette Lyon Recently I edited a couple of books by talented writers. In both cases, the bulk of my...

A popular post from February 2008 by Lu Ann Staheli Characters exist in both fiction and non-fiction. In fiction we know these people, a...

A popular post from January 2008 By Julie Wright This is just some good old fashioned nuts and bolts writing information for today. I am...

A popular post from March 2009 By Julie Wright Plato said, "The unexamined life is not worth living." From that one could also...

A popular post from September 2009 By Julie Wright I read a book several years ago where the characters did a great job of avoiding trou...

A popular post from August 2009 By Heather Moore When I meet writers who are looking to get published, they often ask me how I decide wh...

A popular post from July 2009 By Heather Moore The other night I saw “The Proposal” with a friend of mine. Whether or not you like “chic...

A popular post from July 2009 Several years ago, I took a trip to New York with my sisters and mother. That's a story in and of itself...

A popular post from December 2009 By Julie Wright I have a confession to make. I write unlovable characters. I do it ALL the time. I lik...

A popular post from April 2009 by Annette Lyon I consider myself lucky that I learned this lesson relatively early on: Make your charact...

A popular post from October 2008 By Josi S. Kilpack Every book has a main character, also known as a protagonist, also known as a Hero o...

A popular post from December 2009 by Annette Lyon Due to the fact that it's holiday season and none of us are particularly active ...

A popular post from March 2009 By: Julie Wright Back in college I was engaged to a guy who, whenever he did something that merited a pat...

A popular post from November 2009 by Annette Lyon Anachronisms are hysterical in fiction . . . and usually not in the way the author o...

A popular post from February 2013 By Josi S. Kilpack I was recently on a Fiction Writers Panel with Steven Peck and Greg Park . It was ...

A popular post from March 2010.  by Annette Lyon It's come to my attention that in all our posts about point of view, that we'...

A popular post from September 2010 by Annette Lyon *** It's happened every time. You'd think I'd get used to it. Bu...