NEVER, EVER DO THIS: Gentle Advice for Eager Writers (Part 3)

Five more tips on how to not annoy your reader shall be yours. But listen well, because I'm only going to say this once ...
Something Writers Can Look Forward To ... No One Knows Anything

Nothing is certain, so why not take the risk and be as bold or unusual or as personal as we want to be in whatever we are creating?
Money, Money, Money

Sadly, the well-known quip about exposure not paying the bills is becoming truer every day. So, what can creative industries do to help writers feel more financially secure?
24 Hills I Will Die on if the View is Nice and I Have Enough Snacks

This article is long overdue in so many ways both literal and metaphorical, but it’s here now so shut your figgy pudding hole and enjoy this airing of grievances.
Get Back on the Mat

It’s scary to walk on the mat for the first time against an opponent taller and larger than you. And it’s scary to show people a story you’ve been obsessed with for weeks, months, and years on end.
Q&A: My 1-Year Crash Course in the Publishing Industry

Creating art is all about pushing boundaries and creators must push those same boundaries within themselves in order to be a conduit for that art.
10 End-of-Year Lists All Screenwriters Should Make

Remember, everything you learn and do becomes fuel for your writing.
Using Music to Boost Creativity

What’s the best music to mainline to your brain to propel you into that mental space?
Adapting a Screenplay Into a Graphic Novel: Shouting from the Rooftops

One of the hardest things about publishing is soliciting an audience. Unless you happen to be famous, you’re going to have to put in a lot of work.
Your Table is Ready

I braced myself for not much more than a gossip fest, where the only thing the piece offered was a former restaurant worker “dishing the dirt” on the celebrities and bigwigs he brushed shoulders with.
Time Is Indeed Running Out

Fear of change, fear of failure, fear of … success. All of it paralyzes emotional growth—and wastes time.
F*ck It

... I still could feel that cursed imposter syndrome setting up camp in my gut, a disruptive, loud-as-shit tenant, if there ever was one.
From First Trans Priest to Playwright: The Journey of Shannon TL Kearns

"You don't have to stay in a place that doesn't love all of you."
Why is Hollywood Ditching Its Rule of "Show, Don't Tell"?

Have we gotten to the point where we need our hands held so continually?
What is a Superhero?

With so many superhero shows and movies out now, what is a superhero, really? Are vampire, spy, space alien, and wizard stories all just sub-genres within the superhero genre?