I am one of those people who thrive on deadlines. Nothing brings on inspiration more readily than desperation. —Harry Shearer The secret of becoming a writer is to write, write and keep on writing. —Ken MacLeod Today we begin the countdown to the launch of my new book, Write-A-Thon: Write Your Book in 26 Days...Read More

Calling all bloggers! I am gearing up for the launch of my new book, Write-A-Thon: Write Your Book in 26 Days (And Live to Tell About It)—and I need your help! I am looking for bloggers to provide guest posts before and during National Novel Writing Month. Check out what I’m looking for to see...Read More

You’ve heard about NaNoWriMo—National Novel Writing Month, when novelists buckle down and write like crazy to complete a 50,000-word novel in 30 days. Some of you have even heard about Script Frenzy—where writers give up frolicking in April’s spring showers to write a script. But have you heard of NaPiBoWriWee? National Picture Book Writing Week, held May...Read More

  “Writing a book is a long, exhausting struggle, like a long bout of some painful illness.” —George Orwell Have you ever thought about writing books as a long, difficult struggle? I certainly have—and I LOVE writing! But over the years, I’ve discovered the joy of writing a book marathon style. When the book-writing process...Read More