A Poet Speaks
We seldom have interviews of poets. This is one that is inspiring and worth watching. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r6xsiEdMPw0
Essay on Time
Photo by Ivan Diaz March is Women’s History Month. February was Black History Month. With all the focus on history,…
Black History Month
February is Black History Month. This is a time to celebrate and reflect on the past, through the eyes of…
Author Showcase-Hot Pursuit
Here’s a submission written based on one of our writing prompts! Bill Manahan, an NMC student, wrote this at our…
Book Review: Ali Cross, the Secret Detective
BOOK REVIEW: Ali Cross, The Secret Detective, by James Patterson. Little, Brown and Company/Hachette Book Group, 2022. Genre: Mid-Grade novel…
18 Ways to Start Your Novel
For your first draft, you start your novel anywhere. For those who outline, you may have a specific reason for…
The Holiday Newsletter
I like getting holiday newsletters. They connect me with my friends and family in ways that feel special during the…
End of NaNoWriMo
For all those who wrote this November 2022, congratulations! If you made it to 50K words, you are an official…
NaNoWriMo Inspirations
It’s National Novel Writing Month! Goal: write a 50K word novel in a month. November is half over! But no…
9 Tips for Writing a First Draft Novel
I have written more than a dozen first draft novels. I’m a queen when it comes to getting a first…