Before we get started, I'm teaching a blurb writing class in August. This is the method I used to query with a 50% full request rate and...

Today I am proud and a little bit surprised (okay, maybe more like shocked), to show off M.J. Fifield's bright shiny new cover for her u...

Today Charity is taking some time from her summer vacation with the kids to tell us about her story collection. And she's agreed to answ...

Today Tyrean Martinson joins us to tell us how she copes with the stress surrounding the publication of one of her books.  Every writer wh...

Today Tara Tyler's newest book, Broken Branch Falls , is being released. Go, download it now. We'll wait... Tara has been kind eno...

Today Briane Pagel joins us to... Well, I'll just let him explain... TIME FOR PART SEVEN of what has been called THE GREATEST BLOG TOU...

It's my turn to host here at Unicorn Bell, so that means long form crits! If you have a scene or two -- up to 1,500 words -- that you...

Original - Dear Publisher: Four children growing up in the small town of Sink, AZ showcase the trials of maturing without conventional ...

Original -  Once upon a time an angel and a demon conspired to save an innocent. Tried and convicted, they and their accomplices are sent...

Original query -  Dear [Super Editor/Super Agent], When ignorance is bliss, Bliss is power. Seventeen-year-old Macie Breen clings to her r...

One Good Catch - Original ER Doctor Kate Maguire wants a normal life, a great career, quality time with her family, and for her nightmares...

Got a query you want to throw out into the wide world of publishing?  Submit to me (no whips and handcuffs) and I'll give a fair c...

A real response to one of my queries: Hello Carol, (my alternate ego) Your story has an interesting premise, but is ultimately not for me...

It's the Unstoppable book tour. SR Johannes, successful author of The Nature of Grace series, is here today with advice to all writ...

I recently read a great post about writers block over at Chuck Wendig's blog and I encourage you to go read it. Be warned, there are lo...

The lights went out at the same time Katrina’s phone vibrated on her desk. She grabbed it with shaky fingers, saw her mom’s picture ...

Over at my other blog, mainewords , I occasionally post about the tidbits I find in Writer's Digest Magazine. Recently there was an arti...