If you've been following the Edit This® blog for the past few years, you've likely noticed I'm a big fan of blogging. I blog a lot –...

Not too long ago, a fellow writer thanked me for helping get her freelance writing business off the ground. Admittedly, all I'd done was...

This weekend marks two years since my book, Write Like You Mean It: Mastering Your Passion For The Written Word, was officially...

It's been almost two years since my book, Write Like You Mean It: Mastering Your Passion For The Written Word, came out. Here is what...

I've said many times since my book, Write Like You Mean It: Mastering Your Passion for the Written Word, was released that I didn't write...

I create a list of holiday gift ideas for writers every year on my website. And without fail, I always post it way too late in the season...

There are so many writing tools at our fingertips right now that it's easy to forget what inspired us to get ideas out of our heads in...

My friends Joe and Diane Mayes at Patchouli Joe's Books & Indulgences hosted the first (and long-awaited) Denton Writers' Roundtable on...

I found an article about writing and procrastination that suggested writers are the worst procrastinators. The author even admitted – or...

The positive reviews for my book, Write Like You Mean It: Mastering Your Passion For The Written Word, has been nothing short of amazing....

I've said before that my ultimate goal is to have my book, Write Like You Mean It: Mastering Your Passion For The Written Word, become a...

In January, a veteran journalist crafted a Twitter post telling other writers to stop recording most of their interviews. In her opinion,...

I've always had a healthy respect for authors, but that admiration grew tenfold as I dove into writing my book, Write Like You Mean It:...

There I was, sitting at a table by myself and wondering if anyone would show up. Only 10 minutes had passed since the start of my book...

While watching a few author interviews several years ago, I couldn't help but marvel at how smooth the conversations were. It didn't...

It's not every day that I have the opportunity to be the spotlight author at a book signing. But here I am, thanks in no small part to my...

A friend told me the other day that he keeps getting in trouble at work for writing his reports in the passive voice. Granted, no one...

What in the world am I doing writing about rejection right before Christmas? What a downer! But hear me out because not a day goes by...

Writing my new book, Write Like You Mean It, wasn't as difficult as initially imagined. Finding a publisher who was just as eager to see...

When you're a writer, your goal is to get published. I know ... that's not exactly "mindblowing news," is it? That's like saying...