Reading and Writing

"...given what seems like an endless stream of spectacular literary hoaxes and other transgressions over the last 20 or 30 years, it se...

"The fact is that authors seldom retire. Many don’t want to; others couldn’t afford to. So they keep going till death drags them from t...

Does writing pay? How much do writers make? Are they filthy rich? Hmm. Writers make money, some make tons, most need day jobs to pay a stree...

Some writers say the hardest part of writing a novel is starting it. Not for me. I do not start until the words, the plot, the characters,...

Recently, several writers asked me for some tricks or miracle ways that would help them find a literary agent and to publish their first nov...