Don’t Let Reality Harsh Your Jolly
by Jeffrey J. Michaels Reality is hard. Writing is wish fulfillment. I recall the day I discovered that jolly ol’ Saint Nick was actually my Uncle Robert in a rented Continue reading
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It’s a Jolly Holiday with O.C. Writers!
It’s December already! Can you believe it? I love the holiday season, with its sparkling lights, bright colored banners, and the joy of finding just the right gift for the Continue reading
Feast or Famine
by Megan Haskell. The creative life is filled with ups and downs. How do you survive the feasts and famines in your writing? Continue reading
The Co-Op Press: Many hands make light work
by Gabrielle Mathieu In Aspiring to Author, Megan Haskell and Greta Boris describe the different routes to publication. There’s conventional publishing, publishing with a small press, and self-publishing. I’d like Continue reading
A Veritable Feast: An abundance of publishing opportunities
by Jeffrey J. Michael In the “good ol’ days” writers would spend years, sometimes decades crafting a work, analyzing each phrase, agonizing over every word and then submitting to a Continue reading
Preparing for the Feast
by Megan Haskell Many writers, whether they sign up for NaNoWriMo or not, are using this month of feasting to double down, not only on food, but on their writing. Continue reading
Creative Courage
by Diane Rogers Recently, I attended the Southern California Writers Conference. The “weekend of words” featured enriching presentations on both the business and craft of writing. It zeroed in on Continue reading
A Hero in the Making: Crafting a kick-ass protagonist
by Megan Haskell A hero. Every story needs one. I don’t care if you’re writing horror or romance, fantasy or thriller, you can’t have a story if you don’t have Continue reading
Find Your Useful Fear
by Phillip McCollum So, in regard to disagreeable and formidable things, prudence does not consist in evasion or in flight, but in courage. He who wishes to walk in the Continue reading