Welcome, NaNoWriMo, to the end.  The final day.  The sprint to the finish line to earn that covetted, self-printed certificate.  The most important certificates, as we ought to remember, are those we work hard for and attain because they represent a personal victory, not because they look good on a wall or will impress our [...]

Tomorrow, I’ll be dressing in layers—thermal shirt, t-shirt, rugged jacket, funtional and loose-fitting blue jeans, scarred hiking boots—and heading to the woods. But I won’t be carrying a gun, even though it’s still hunting season here in Arkansas. Hmmm…might need to add an orange safety vest… My tools will be my digital recorder, index cards, a [...]

Another message from the Novelists, Inc. Board: If somebody wants to do something, say build something, that’s his right. You can’t stop him. What you can do, however, is use existing laws and local ordinances to make sure he’s using approved building materials, the structure doesn’t encroach on anyone else’s property, etc. Professional writers’ organizations [...]