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Jane Smiley's advice for writers Out of all the tips the Pulitzer Prize winning author shared, my favorite was from her suggestions what to do if you're stuck. Set the cloc… Started by scribbler	3	Jan 8, 2011 Reply by Callie Leah
"To: My ungrateful students re: An inspirational letter" For your writing to be great—I mean great, not clever, or even brilliant, or most misleading of all, beautiful—it must be useful to the w… Started by Kay Elizabeth	3	Jan 4, 2011 Reply by Kay Elizabeth
Is Technology Taking over the world? Is it me...or everywhere i go, people are texting, using their phones for the smallest of things...The internet taking over the hours of ou… Started by Betzy Crypt	10	Jan 4, 2011 Reply by Kay Elizabeth
Any writing related resolutions for 2011? It will be here very soon, you know! :) Anybody brave enough to share what their resolution is? We'll be watching to see if you keep it.… Started by scribbler	2	Dec 31, 2010 Reply by Callie Leah
How to back up your social media data If you've spent time and energy building up awareness of your author self and your book(s) on the web's numerous social networks, the last… Started by scribbler	0	Dec 29, 2010
Merry Christmas! May we all find our inspiration unending in 2011. Have a safe and wonderful Christmas! Started by scribbler	8	Dec 26, 2010 Reply by Margi Taber
Looking for an agent? Here's a way to do it online You can always try Agent Query. This free service has been around for years and is recommended by Writer's Digest as one of the Best Websi… Started by Kay Elizabeth	9	Dec 26, 2010 Reply by scribbler
How accurate does historical fiction need to be? I have a new guest article at my site called The Most Inaccurate Historical Fiction Ever Written, which interestingly looks at books which… Started by Kay Elizabeth	9	Dec 24, 2010 Reply by 2 Moon Press Publishing
What do you all want for Christmas? I would like peace and goodwill for all men. Failing that, I'd be happy with a big gift card for Amazon so I can pick what I want myself an… Started by scribbler	15	Dec 24, 2010 Reply by scribbler
Questions about your writing process I have no set schedule really for writing and would like to do better in the coming year. Please share how you do it. Do you have a set sch… Started by scribbler	11	Dec 23, 2010 Reply by Marti Melville