I'm guest blogging over on my friend Michele Stegman's blog today. Although written specifically for NaNoWriMo, this tip really works…

According to popular American folklore, the Pilgrims and Indians celebrated the first Thanksgiving in 1621 with a feast of turkey,…

EDITED Monday, October 22, 2012: This blog post is now nearly a year old. I have nothing to do with…

I've noticed something with my high-school-age daughter, that she's done for a long time. When she has a tough assignment,…

We're over halfway through this year's NaNoWriMo, so if you're hoping to pound out a 50,000-word novel this month, you…

On Sunday, I got the troublesome scene that needed to be inserted, written. Monday is paperwork day, so no writing…

Or, Caves, Castles and Camaros, Part Two [caption id="attachment_755" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Camaros grace the lawn at Mac-o-cheek Castle"][/caption] For the…

I am late posting today's ROW80 update because, well, there isn't much to update. After the early part of the…

[caption id="attachment_741" align="alignleft" width="216" caption="Col. Wilcox with his wife and daughter, following the end of WWII"][/caption] Tomorrow is Veterans Day…

When you have a big task, it helps to break it down into smaller tasks, which eventually add up to…