Every now and then I search out things that will remind me why I love storytelling. That will inspire me to be the best storyteller I can be...

I am a big fan of Michael Jordan. Did you ever watch him play? That guy never gave up. His team could be down 20 points with one minute left...

I was listening to a radio program the other night as I drove into downtown Portland to pick up my son, and the radio host talked about a su...

It's pretty easy to start a novel. It's a whole other thing entirely to finish one. So where does the motivation come from to finish...

After working hard revising a manuscript in July, I'm taking this month off, mostly, from writing. I still have business stuff every cou...

Authors get asked about inspiration a lot. It's not always a cut and dry answer for me. And I think there's different kinds of ins...

Once upon a time a girl wrote a novel. A strange novel. A short novel. Maybe it wasn't even a novel. One agent replied, after receiv...

When I was in New York City the end of June, I visited the S&S offices, and they took me into their studio and had me answer some questi...

"Clouds come floating into my life, no longer to carry rain or usher storm, but to add color to my sunset sky." ~ Rabindrana...

" I pick the prettiest part of the sky and I melt into the wing and then into the air, till I'm just soul on a sunbeam." ...

"Music is what feelings sound like." ~ Author unknown  Authors are often asked where we get our ideas and inspiration. I've ...

Yesterday I talked about finding inspiration, and it got me thinking about the difference between motivation and inspiration. To me, motivat...

When I'm in the middle of writing or revising and it's not going well, a couple of things happen. a) I get cranky b) I hope and pray...