It turns out that just putting in hours and hours at your chosen writing work is not enough; the only way to get better is to make sure you’re devoting those hours to what the researchers call “deliberate practice.”

I saw this speech by Brene Brown about vulnerability and fear on a Ted Talk. Everything she says applies to writing and is part of the Character Map eBook.

Do you have a sense of humor about yourself? Doing serious work demands not taking your success, your failures or yourself too seriously. Not doing so is a serious mistake.

There are a lot of dubious screenplay competitions out there but BlueCat is worth entering.

Always make your work be personal. And, you never have to lie. Francis Ford Coppola

Advice for any writer who is creating an unfamiliar world– in another historical period or in a fantasy world or science fiction realm.