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Getting Started

As a writer, I'm often asked where do I find my ideas? How do I get started? I start with two words: What if. I find this works with everything I write, whether it's a short story, a novella, or a novel. Take my Mad Max series as a starter. In Max 1, Unintended...

If Writing Is An Art,

then editing is a craft. For me, writing the initial draft of any work brings me a freedom to put anything, and I do mean anything, down on paper. I love getting out of my characters' way and let them have free rein. That first draft may be full of purple prose,...

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I decided to blow the cyberdust off a manuscript I wrote a few years ago. Like many consultants, I was laid off after 9/11. I gave myself permission to write a book while I was looking for a job. I also gave myself six months to find a job. I did both in the allotted...