I still remember the first Earth Day. And now that I've completely dated myself, let me explain the significance.

I retired from psychiatry and began writing fiction -- full-time. I'll soon to be 71 and am finally doing what I always wanted: writing heart-pumping thrillers. It's never too late to live the dream.

by guest blogger Maya Rodale, author of smart and sassy romance novels November is National Novel Writing Month and in honor of that, I thought I'...

In most cases -- and here I'm talking about literary fiction but it holds true for other kinds of writing -- making it as a writer means settling in and letting things take as long as they take.

When you're writing a long story, you often labor for a long time in the dark. You're not exactly sure where you're going and you're not exactly sure how you are going to get there.

One wildly successful program has helped thousands of writers get published. It's called National Novel Writing Month, or NaNoWriMo. Every November writers are challenged to create a 50,000 word novel in 30 days.