To make your manuscript, sample chapters, or articles come alive, you need to find effective (and non-gimmicky) ways to rise to the top of the editors’ and publishers’ slush piles. One way to rise above is to make your writing “edgy and quirky.”
I’m driven to write about edgy and quirky because I have a solid chance at [...]

Here are a few hints on pitching fresh, unexpected, interesting story ideas to magazines. 
“The writer must believe that what he is doing is the most important thing in the world. And he must hold to this illusion even when he knows it is not true.” - John Steinbeck. 
To believe in your writing, you have to [...]

Before I created my website - theAdventurousWriter.com - I really struggled with whether it was worth the effort. Plus, I thought it was a little egocentric. “Look at me, everyone! Look what I can do!” It was only after creating my website that I realized how important it is. 
Here are the benefits of creating a [...]