Relentless Writers

Once more unto the breach, dear friends. The raging war outside our wall persists, and circumstances seemingly beyond our control loom lar...

Inspired by one of my favorite childhood stories. This is ROBOT. He was a good little android and always very curious. Today ROBOT ...

Warning: I’m feeling subversive today, so this post might raise some eyebrows. But I’m willing to risk it. Why? Because I’m a writer and it’...

Right away I need to tell you something personal. Not the TMI-kind-of-personal, but personal in the sense that this won’t be the typical “h...

(by Charlotte Levine Gruber, with Anna Davis) Next week is the annual DFW Writers Conference . As Dallas area writers, Anna Davis and I th...

Every story needs a troublemaker. Have you ever wondered why the most enduring stories have the worst villains? Ever put down a book because...

It’s been a while since I set my high-heeled foot in a college classroom. But from what I remember,  the laws of physics provide boundaries...

Are writers supposed to live on the fringes of society? I mean, as writers and artists, we regularly ponder horrific existential truths that...

If you’ve been in the publishing industry for any length of time, you’ve probably heard that publishing is slow. Sometimes we say “publishin...

  NaNoWriMo taught me a great deal this year. I shared this fascinating experience with a group of wonderful writers, many of whom con...

Writing a novel is a game of endurance, and every writer must find their own pace. I learned this the hard way. I’m currently working on my ...