by Site Owner | Nov 8, 2016 | Columns, Featured, Portland Authors, Writers on Writing
Writing While Raising Small Children By Becky Banks I’m a stay-at-home mom and writer. I spend most days chasing a 2.5-year-old, trying to convince him that pants are a good thing. I do this while writing romance novels professionally. I wasn’t always this glamorous....
by Site Owner | Aug 16, 2016 | Columns, Featured, Writers on Writing
Finding Inspiration By Alix Rickloff You know the phraseology – it’s the switch of a light bulb, the lightning strike, the ah-ha moment. That instant when all those ideas swimming around in your head coalesce with a firework’s bang into the perfect plot...
by Site Owner | Aug 2, 2016 | Columns, Featured, Writers on Writing
On Writing “The Royal Nanny” by Karen Harper Ever since I had a British pen pal in sixth grade, I have been a rapid Anglophile. My London friend used to send me pictures of her then young queen who—amazingly—just turned 90 this year! My Brit-mania took me...
by Site Owner | Jul 26, 2016 | Columns, Featured, Writers on Writing
One Way to Start a Novel by John E. Stith Staring at a blank page can be terrifying or liberating. You’re facing an infinite sea of possibilities, sometimes too many possibilities. One way I’ve approached novels is to start with three elements and see what...
by Site Owner | Jul 19, 2016 | Columns, Featured, Writers on Writing
The Curse of the First Pancake by Shannon Baker There’s a piece of writing wisdom that says to hone your craft, you must first write one million words. Back in my early years, I’d read somewhere that it takes, on average, twelve years from beginning writer to...