On “finding” your voice
Reader, Would-be writers often worry about “finding their voice.” I don’t say “would-be” to disparage these folks. The sad truth is that the quest to…
A conversation with S. M. Dunning
S. M. Dunning is the author of The Perilous Times Saga, a trilogy for young adult readers. FriesenPress released its first volume—Suzy and the Magic…
When is your writing NOT ready?
Last week, a reader posted a thoughtful question on my blog: How do you know when a piece of copy is ready to send off?…
Celebrate your false starts
Do a lot of perfectionists become writers or is writing just an inherently perfectionistic task? There’s probably not a scientifically-sound answer to that question. But…
The high stakes of writer’s block
When we have trouble writing, the words are never the problem. I learned this lesson the hard way as a part-time grad student. For my…