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Novel Tracking Chart

I had been using a spreadsheet to track my Novels progress, but realized it just wasn’t doing the job. I wanted something I could post on the wall to motivate me, not some database that I could use for billable hours. I had seen a couple products that looked nice, but didn’t want to shell [...]

20 Free WordPress Themes for Writers

Image via Wikipedia Isn’t it time you started a Blog? Having a professional, well maintained blog is becoming essential to your writing career. Promote your writing, develop a community of fans, create a strong presence: all possible with a well designed, popular blog. So here are 20 Free WordPress templates designed to help you project [...]

I Wanted to Believe in the X-Files, Had My Faith Tested with Battlestar, But Now They’ve Lost Me.

OK. I bought the supernatural angle since the beginning of the year. But NO MORE. God, I’ve had it with Fantasy and Sci-Fi shows that pretend to be serials but aren’t really because they’re just making it up. I blame Chris Carter. He Legitimized this kind of sloppy story telling. It’s a fraud. It’s contemptuous. [...]

Page A Day Writing Challenge

Books, Writing and More…Oh My! is starting an new writing challenge tommorrow…Just write a page a day for about two months. Since I’m trying a Book in a month, thought I’d sign up to keep myself motivated. Click this link to sign up for the Page A Day Challenge too.

What the Healthcare Reform Bill Means to Writers and Other Self-Employed, Independent Contractors

Image by Getty Images via Daylife Reuters has posted a time line on how the Health Care legislation will affect you in the near future. Also, The New York Times has a nifty Infographic on how the HealthCare Reform Act changes will affect you, and you can play a game of what if. As near [...]

The Complete Handbook of Novel Writing

The Complete Handbook of Novel Writing is a compilation of the best articles and interviews from Writer’s Digest magazine, books, and annuals. Aspiring authors will find articles on the craft, art, and process of fiction writing from such authors as: Sue Grafton, Terry Brooks, Richard Russo, Janet Fitch, Octavia Butler, Tom Clancy, John Updike and [...]