Step 1. Do all you know to do. Step 2. Learn what you don’t know. Step 3. Keep writing. 4. Have a plan. Ah, yes. The writer’s business plan. You do have one, don’t you? Aspiring writers do themselves a service by treating their writing as a business. You’ll have to eventually, so may as [...]

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Stephanie was talking about Margie Lawson’s Defeat Self-Defeating Behaviors class a couple of weeks ago. Her post reminded me that I bought the lecture packet over two years ago (Stephanie took the class) and I still haven’t had/made time to finish reading it all and doing all the work. In fact, the last lecture I [...]

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Please excuse me – I’m busy moving again! But here is a 2008 post that still resonates with me. I hope you enjoy it!  ~ Stephanie My critique partners and I have a running discussion. Which is better? To write slow and get the words right before going on to the next scene, story or [...]

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