Time Management for Writers: Incremental Outlining
Writing without an outline is a daring and exhilarating course, and I admire those who do. Still, high-wire writing can be hard on productivity for those of us […]
The Songbird Selection
When we decided to run a contest for the cover of Issue 11 we were nervous. What if there were no entries? Or worse, what […]
Time Management, Superpower
How lucky we are to wake up in the morning knowing that today we get to do the work we love. Writers are fortunate in this, […]
Call for Covers Closing!
Artists, don’t forget to submit your cover paintings for the Songbird Cover Painting Contest by midnight on Monday February 15th. Are you our next cover […]
Your Writer’s Life: Six Ways You’re Living it Now
Few will argue that the path to being a full-time writer isn’t a challenging one, but then it’s also difficult to become doctors and lawyers and […]
Submissions are Open!
Submissions are now open for the month of February. We’re placing the last stories in our 2016 schedule, and will have given final verdicts to […]
Time Management Tricks for Strategic Outlining
“We all do what scientists call mental practice or mental rehearsing when we memorize answers for a test, learn lines for a play, or rehearse […]
Gifted Storytellers and the Small Screen
Whenever I ask myself, “How did the Duke of Marlborough personally lead all those winning battles and then handle the whole country’s international relations across […]
Time Management and The Writing Life
How we manage our time as full-time writers within our full-time lives is a story rich in conflict and joy. Like any good tale it […]
What’s the Buzz?
Microfiction is the grey zone between poetry and prose, in my books. It all depends on how you read your words. Do you memorize the […]