Stephen King on Writing and More

A sampling of writing advice from Stephen King. Why not learn from the best? We’ve posted Stephen King’s advice to new writers before, but new and old members of this community will benefit from my posting it again. On what makes a good read:

Holiday Gifts for Freelance Writers: 10 Book Recommendations for the Writers in Your Life

Eats, Shoots & Leaves

Every year I put out a call for recommendations for gifts for freelance writers and every year a flurry of representatives send me recommendations for gifts having nothing to do with writers or writing at all. So this year, I’m taking matters into my own hands by recommending my favorite books for writers. Mind you, not every book here is a book about writing, but all of them benefit freelance writers. Full disclosure: A couple of the books on this list were sent to me to review, and I give my honest review here. However, most of the books on [Read more…]

Writers are Weird: Writer's Routines (Part One)

Sorry, but it’s the truth. Most are weird good, the type of weird that brings a smile to your face and an expedience to your typing. The kind of weird that your loved ones smirk at but sometimes don’t get, but they’re cool with it. But your pets are sometimes confused as hell when you’re wearing a wig and a baseball cap and dressed in a t-shirt and shorts with slippers in the shape of Scooby Doo. However some are weird WEIRD. I have tried to make a full and frank account of some of them here. Feel free to [Read more…]

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