Missing a Deadline

How to respond when that happens.

This morning I approached my desk feeling content. The past two days had been productive.

There was just one problem. Today was my deadline for my weekly blog post. And I’d neither posted nor written it. Oops.

Bestselling novelist and writing coach Jerry B. Jenkins teaches the easiest way to distinguish yourself as a writer is simply to meet your … Continue reading

Conference Opportunities

At least one is calling your name.

The past few weeks I’ve been seeing posts for the year’s first writers conferences. If you’re looking to advance your craft and career, I hope you consider attending.

If these first two aren’t right for you, there will be others better suited to your location, schedule, and professional needs.

Through my decades in publishing, I’ve enjoyed seeing the growth … Continue reading

You Own Your Words

And other writers own theirs.

At the start of the new year, several accounts reported how many works of literature had just passed into the public domain.

After nearly a century of ownership by the authors and their heirs, such works as Agatha Christie’s The Murder on the Links, Edgar Rice Burroughs’ Tarzan and the Golden Lion, and the song “Yes! We Have No Bananas” … Continue reading