Most writing advice on first drafts goes something like this: start writing and don't look back, get all your ideas out, don't worry about spelling, punctuation, even plot consistency. Just get the first draft done so you can then go back and revise it. Don't expect your first draft to be any good... Continue...

What is your oldest writing memory? Mine goes back to second grade. I wrote a one page story about a clown and my mother put it on a high shelf because she wanted to save it. She knew then that I would be a writer... Continue...

Version 1.1.0 of PieceWorx Writing Studio is now available. Be sure to download and install this version so you can check out all of awesome new themes. Continue...

Understanding story structure has eluded me most of my writing life. Or perhaps I should say I have been on a life-long quest to understand the fundamentals of what makes for a good story and why. I now understand the most fundamental quality of story and I call it story force. If you write stories, then you need to know this. Continue...

You want to create a blog. You've heard that you'll need a domain name, but you don't know the first thing about them. I present my top 10 tech tips to help you sort through the chafe and figure out what really matters. Continue...