Have you ever started researching a topic only to discover you’ve spent the better part of an hour going from one site to another to another...

Are You NaNo-ing? November is National Novel Writing Month, also known as #NaNoWriMo. It happens each November and many authors, both old ...

MFRW author Kathleen Rowland shares what she knows about the publishing industry. Book Buyers Best finalist Kathleen Rowland is devoted to ...

A Day In The Life of MFRW Author Ann Raina Ann Raina lives and works in Germany with cats and a horse. Riding and writing are her favorite ...

I am so sorry I haven't posted in a few months. As you know from an earlier blog I have been dealing with caring for my mother-in-law. ...

W e all appreciate beauty. How can we not, when it's all around us? From babyhood, we are attracted to pretty things, and as adults ...

We all have rough days - I know I have had my share this year and I hope I'll give a little inspiration as I vent over what I have been...

I'm a type-A personality. I make lists and plan things out to the very last detail. When all else is chaos, my systematic approach to ...

H ave you ever read a story and absolutely hated one or both of the main characters?  This month I’m looking at how we can make our re...

What became the Seasons Heartbeat series started the fall afternoon a dear friend and I were watching a fierce storm head our way. Fueled by...

Not all roadblocks to writing are created equally and most are multi-faceted. Don’t get sucked into an emotional black hole because your wr...

The editing process is a very in depth topic and not one I feel should be crammed into one blog so I'm going to spread this out a litt...

A First Page Check List I've been catching up with my inbox. It was getting out of hand. Between being in my cave writing, Thanksgivin...

MFRW Author Robin Glasser shares some advice to improve your writing. Besides being an author, I’m also an editor, which makes writing dif...

Scenes are the building blocks of your story , for acts are comprised of scenes. They're nothing more than events, most often interacti...

By now, we’ve all heard of the “long tail” in sales, from music to television shows to books. With the advent of the digital age, no long...

Racheline Maltese & Erin McRae talk about COLLABORATIVE WRITING. Erin McRae and Racheline Maltese’s gay romance series Love in Los Ang...