Two-Minute Writing

Mute the TV and start scribbling.

For weeks I’d wondered how to fill a key need for my magazine’s next two issues. The official with whom I was working had a history of coming up short on content.

Rather than depend on him to suddenly generate material, I needed to give him specific requests. But my time to draft those assignments kept … Continue reading

Attend an Author Event

Want inspiration, information, and insights into today’s readers? Attend a signing by a big-name author in your genre.
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by Andy Scheer

This past Friday afternoon, my wife and I drove a few hours to The Tattered Cover in Denver. Along the way we browsed some used bookstores. We met for … Continue reading