I hate spending my day in a conference facility. Low lighting, cold room and a spruced up hotel banquet facility make my skin itch. Unless I am attending a writing workshop. I pack my coat, a few snacks and my notebook and shimmy into those with no complaining. This weekend I was fortunate enough to spend Saturday in a writing workshop with Larry Brooks, the author of Story Fix. Larry was engaging and insightful. Most of all he was upfront in stating that his process worked b

Are you looking for a job that allows you to travel the world, constantly interact with people and endless new friends? Then writing may not be for you. While New York Times best sellers may travel to exotic locations and enjoy “Hollywood type” perks, those perks only come with years (usually) of lonely work. No one can write your story for you. No one knows or understands your characters. This means that in order for your world to be born YOU have to sit down and write it. I

Lesson 1: Rejection is Never Fun, and it comes in more than the standard form letter. A few weeks ago I entered a competition and today foun