Are you writing? Tomorrow at the Write Now! Mastermind Class, author Kelly L. Stone will join us to talk about how to integrate writing into our daily lives. She’s the author of several books for writers including, LIVING WRITE: The Secret to Bringing Your Craft Into Your Daily Life. If you’re looking for tips to make your...Read More

Earlier this week, I read the article, “Excessive Sitting Linked to Premature Death in Women.” According to the article, “Females who sat the longest and exercised the least had twice the risk of death compared with women who recorded more activity and less sitting.” In a May blog post, I wrote about another report that warned that...Read More

At writing conferences, I have heard about the friendly world of bloggers, especially those who blog about books and writing. In the past few weeks, I have been spending a lot of time on Twitter, getting to know other writers and their blogs. That’s how I met Jeanne Lyet Gassman. When I read her blog...Read More

I want to be writing—revising last year’s NaNo project—but I am inundated by tasks and of course, I still have to work! My son has grown an inch in every direction, and I need to buy him clothes. My 9-year-old daughter has lost weight (again), so we are back to figuring out creative ways to...Read More

Today’s tip is our first guest author tip. I welcome Pamela Bitterman who reflects on the writing text, On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction by William Zinsser. If you’d like to be a guest author for the tips or blog, check out our author information section on the Write Now! Coach website....Read More

The Mystery of the Chime The odd chiming started last Sunday morning, after my husband had left for work. I blamed his camera, but that was not the culprit. I put my iPhone, iPod, and iPad (yes, I have a lot of iThings) on my desk while I worked to see if any of them...Read More

Welcome writer Martin King! He is stopping by Write Now! Coach as a part of his #100blogfest—where he is blogging about his childhood at 100 different blogs in August. Do the math, writers: 100 posts at 100 blogs equals about 3 blog posts a day. What a great idea and challenge! That sounds like a...Read More

Several times a year, this post goes around Facebook: It’s National Book Week. The rules are: Grab the closest book to you. Go to page 56. Copy the 5th sentence as your status. Post these rules as part of your status. Over the years, I have interviewed many writers who use the words of other...Read More

In my late twenties, I discovered Madeleine L’Engle’s book, Walking on Water: Reflections on Faith and Art. I’d been a fan of her Newbery Award-winning book A Wrinkle in Time since I was seven. In Walking on Water, I discovered the writer behind the book I had loved for so long. L’Engle preached the benefits...Read More

  Late last month I spoke with Debra Brenegan about writing historical fiction. Here is some of what she had to say about the process of writing and submitting her novel about Fanny Fern, Shame the Devil: Write Now! Coach: How did you escape the research-for-the-rest-of-my-life trap? Debra Brenegan: I think that is a problem that...Read More