All this talk on various blogs about whether or not writers should be posting negative book reviews has got me thinking about my own...

I got this book as a Christmas present, and it looked like a quick read, so I read it out loud with my husband while I was supposed to be...

Due to the nature of this blogpost, there will be spoilers for The Giver and for Inception (the movie). So consider yourself forewarned....

My writing and my parenting seem to be taking over my ability to churn out blog posts. Huh. Didn’t see that one coming. So I thought I’d...

And even though I didn’t get around to the full 50k, I got a lot done. Writing a novel takes a lot more effort than just writing words on...

Now that you’ve planned out your group and advertised for members, what’s next? Step #3: Selecting Members Once you have a bunch of...

I’m participating in NaNoWriMo this year! The point of National Novel Writing Month is basically to take one month to write one new full...

Now that you’ve planned out your group, what’s next? Step #2: Finding Members If you are already part of a large writing group, it may...

Step #1: Planning When I was starting up our group (or rather when we were starting our group since I started it with another writer who...

Q: From writer DH (question edited for clarity): If you don’t mind, I’m having a hard time writing a scene for childbirth, and I can’t...

After almost two and a half years of writing full time, I’ve finally realized that I need to write. It’s not about being published for...

When I was little, I knew I wanted to be was a scientist or a mathematician. After going to college and finding out more about the fields...

I miss the good old days before the baby (writing-wise, at least). I’d roll out of bed, eat breakfast, and then write until I was...

Here’s a little writing exercise for you: Take a look at the picture above and try and describe it to yourself. Once you’ve described it...

Abbreviated/edited email: Dear Amitha, I’m working on a short story that takes place in a hospital. The patient is in the room with his...

All right, so last time we talked about characters. Today, let’s discuss plot. Here are some questions to ask yourself when watching TV...

Anyway, the book is about a young girl named Tally who is living in a post-apocalyptic future where everyone gets major reconstructive...

I like to watch TV. Everyone knows this. (I even blog about it.) Sometimes I have an excuse to watch, like I had a hard day, or someone...

I’ve gotten a bunch of emails about my “How to Write a Hospital Scene” guest post from writers curious about how to fix their...

Along that vein (pun not intended), I recently came across the website for the Help Autism Now Society. Because autistic kids often have...