Writing from the Wrorgan

Finally I have achieved the task that eluded me for a year: I have settled down and set up shop at  dayanastockdale.com There I lay me dow...

At a writing conference, after a writing playshop... Little Old Lady: What is your book about? Me: It’s abou...

I've been thinking a lot lately about how stories can really just come from INSIDE. I got a beautiful comment about my current WIP. A ne...

I came across this article today at HuffPost. Greg Zimmerman writes: My literary pet peeve is readers who have pet peeves.  And... .....

The last summer I experienced was in 2009. No, really. 2010 and 2011 were spent in Hawaii. I know what you are thinking...poor thing no summ...

"The greater the artist, the greater the doubt. Perfect confidence is granted to the less talented as a consolation prize." --Rob...

You flip to the back of the book to see if there is an acknowledgements page... ...and if there is one, you recognize some names. You fi...