Inspiration

Writing can be grueling. Some days you feel you have what it takes. Other days, you want to go back to bed. Even after writing almost 200 books, including 21 New York Times bestsellers, some mornings the blank page just stares at me. I feel… [Continue reading below]

Slogging through the writing of your book and running out of gas? Or have you trashed most everything you’ve written and find yourself  back at square one? Maybe you can’t picture ever finishing—or starting again. I can tell you from experience, you can rekindle the… [Continue reading below]

Ever been told your writing belongs in the toilet?  I have.  As a 19-year-old sportswriter for a daily newspaper, I wanted more than anything to place an article in the Features section. I submitted one, complete with photos, to the editor.  He responded quickly in… [Continue reading below]

I LOVE finding just the right gift for the people I most care about, don’t you?  Believe it or not, writers are easy—and fun—to buy for.  If you thought there weren’t many options beyond: Paper and pens An Amazon or bookstore gift card A notebook… [Continue reading below]

When we writers spend hours alone at the keyboard, that isolation can get to even us introverts. The solution is to find a writers group—populated by like-minded fellow strugglers. I belong to three—one that meets in person and two that interact online, and I encourage… [Continue reading below]