Category Archives: the writing life

Much has been written about writing awards: if they matter, why they matter, why they’re helping writers, why they’re hurting writers, who wins them, who doesn’t deserve them, and why no one should give a crap about any of it. This is not one of these articles. I’ve read all the arguments, all the carefulContinue reading “Writing Awards Make Me Crazy.”

I’m going to try my best to avoid getting sued here, but I want to say something about literary scams in general and Publish America in particular (not that I’m saying Publish America is a scam, as I would NEVER do that, especially not in writing!). Writing is an odd art form in that aContinue reading “The Saddest Stories Are Always True”

As you’ve probably noticed, there’s actually a law that says that if you went to AWP you HAVE to blog about it or they repo your domain name and use it to sell “growth enhancement products.” I thought about doing something fancy to make this post more interesting (like writing it without using the letterContinue reading “AWP”

So, yes, there is a post missing from this blog. If you’ve been here recently, you know what I’m talking about: I read a story online that seemed very similar to one of my own, and expressed my feelings about the experience. I did not think (and still don’t) that I was out of lineContinue reading “Shifting the Discussion”

Because I live in the shadow of the eternal fear that I have nothing original to say, I did a quick Google search for “writing and self-hypnosis” before I wrote this post. I was surprised to find many, many web-sites hocking books and audio tapes and CDs, etc., all designed to help you use self-hypnosisContinue reading “Writers’ Block and Self-Hypnosis”