You have no idea how heavy an unfinished manuscript draft, long or short, can weigh on you. The first draft especially. This is probably my most often given advise: Finish it. Just spit it out there. Good, Bad, or Ugly. As long as the last word of that draft is done, even if it devolves …
Tip #1
Writer’s Block
I don't believe in it. Plain and simple. Before you get upset with me, let me tell you that I recently spent a year not writing because I was having problems. Yet, I still don't believe in Writer's Block. I believe it's your mind trying to tell you something. Listen to it. It's saying, "I …
Poetry Basket
We must walk past our kitchen table a couple dozen times a day. For the past few months, we've kept a poetry basket centered there. In the basket are books of poetry, books on writing poetry, paper pads, pens and pencils. Any time of the day, one or both of us (my husband is a …

