Seize the Moments

Seize the Moments

If there’s one thing we all share, it’s most likely a shortage of time. It seems that at almost every stage of life, there are more items on the to-do list—even if one of those items is to stop and breathe—than we can possibly cram into a day. Add authoring a book to...
How to Write Memorable Scenes

How to Write Memorable Scenes

Some scenes you read once and forget. Others haunt you—a quiet kitchen conversation, a moment in a hospital hallway, a hand reaching for another and hesitating. Those are the memorable scenes that linger because they do more than move the plot. They move us. So what...
Literary Agent Dos and Don’ts

Literary Agent Dos and Don’ts

So you’ve found a few literary agents who might be a fit. Now comes the tricky part—making contact without making waves. Because while agents want to discover new talent, they also want to work with authors who understand the unspoken rules of the game—the literary...
Writers and Objectivity

Writers and Objectivity

When it comes to writers and objectivity, most of us like to think we’re objective about our work, and that we can see both the forest and the trees. We’re not, and we can’t. No matter how seasoned or self-aware we are, bias creeps in—quietly, cleverly, like a...