Free stuff!  Yay! 

This is the first in a short series of two articles that focus on promo items.  Whether we buy them or create them because we can't resist them, feel we have no choice, or really believe in them as effective tools, the promo item is a fact of life for most authors.  Read more >>

"Brick walls are there for a reason. The brick walls are not there to keep us out. The brick walls are there to show how badly we want something. Read more >>

I wish I could say this idea is mine. It's so simple that I'm almost embarrassed that it isn't. But then again, we've all used something similar, right? A trip to Borders when you've finished a chapter? A peek at emails when you've finished a scene? A mark in the diary for every day you write?  Read more >>