How did you become a writer? We had a creative writing assignment back in 3rd or 4th grade, I think. I don't really have any idea what it...

There is a phenomenon in the writing community which is greeted with a mixture of vexation and resignation. A phenomenon so well known...

Pick a creative industry, any creative industry, and the one thing they all have in common is competitiveness. An aspiring writer, just...

So your manuscript is finished...but is it ready? Finishing your first manuscript is an accomplishment. (Starting your first manuscript...

Traci L. Jones: Born in Monmouth, Illinois to Ada Groff and former Senator Regis Groff, Traci was raised in Denver, Colorado. After...

How did you become a writer? The approach of my 40th birthday had me sitting down to make a bucket list of things I always wanted to try...

How did you become a writer? It sounds a tad cliche, but I've always enjoyed writing. I was a bit awkward as a kid (and, full disclosure:...

How do you develop your plot and characters? First, an idea takes hold of me and won’t let go. I usually know the conflict and the end...

What books/authors have influenced you and why? I remember reading David Copperfield by Charles Dickens in seventh grade and even at that...

How did you become a writer? Both of us have dabbled in writing off and on since we were kids, but it took a turn for the serious about...