Write it right: home in vs. hone in 27 Aug 2013 | 08:28 am

A headline on the USA Today website: "Wall Street Hones in on Economy's Health." Hmm, shouldn't that be homes in on"? I checeked the Merriam-Webster online dictionary. It states: "Hone In: to move ...

MONDAY MOTIVATION: What filter are you looking through? 26 Aug 2013 | 08:00 am

We all need a little extra motivation from time to time, not only on Monday mornings. One thing that has a huge effect on how we feel is what we're looking for. If you want to feel overwhelmed or de....

Home lives of the superheroes: The Flash 25 Aug 2013 | 08:00 am

Publishers to Beware: Noble Romance, Vanilla Heart, Iconic Publishing 24 Aug 2013 | 08:54 pm

The most excellent Writer Beware blog passes along the news that Noble Romance Publishing, which has garnered many complaints from writers, is shutting down--but the company's web site is still asking...

Are you having enough fun with your writing? 23 Aug 2013 | 08:00 am

Reading a Creative Review article about copywriter Nick Asbury (with his wife, Sue, a patner in Asbury & Asbury) reminded me we can do all kinds of writing, including some just for the fun of it. The...

When is the best time to write your memoirs or autobiography? 22 Aug 2013 | 08:00 am

If you've led a particularly interesting life, your memoirs or autobiography could become a popular book. For most of us, though, it's a way to leave something for our descendents. You may think they ...

The legacy Elmore Leonard left to writers 21 Aug 2013 | 06:22 am

    "Foley had never seen a prison where you could walk rightup to the fence without getting shot. He mentioned it to the guard they called Pup, making conversation: convict and guard standing in a st...

Write it right: eke and lo 20 Aug 2013 | 08:00 am

Although writing "peak" when they mean "peek" continues to be the number one mistake I see all the time, here are two more I spotted recently: "I managed to eek out a living as a writer." eke out: ...

Do blockbuster movies contain the seeds of their own doom? 19 Aug 2013 | 08:00 am

This  summer has seen more blockbuster movies than ever, with bigger and bigger budgets. But they may contain the seeds of their own doom, according to Damon Lindelof, who has written or co-written se...

Fiction and Poetry Writing contest: Big prizes (& deadline soon) from the Manchester Writing School 19 Aug 2013 | 05:19 am

This writing contest has big prizes, but it also has a deadline coming up soon:  Friday 30th August 2013 Under the direction of Poet Laureate, Carol Ann Duffy, the Manchester Writing School at Manch....