Want to save your life?  Write! Imagine this: writing has been found to help people solve their problems faster and live better lives. Sim...

This story just breaks my heart. In fact, it makes me sick. A fifteen year old girl from Ireland, Phoebe Prince, moved to my state of Massa...

These were the words used by one of the editors of the San Francisco Examiner newspaper when rejecting one of Rudyard Kipling’s short storie...

Okay, so I'm kind of freaking out a little bit. I received an email from a follower of this blog. I tried to email her back, but her acc...

I know that I typically only post about writing related topics, but for my next novel I've been doing a lot of research on mental disord...

The link between cardiac surgery and depression is a real thing and it may have played a role in Robin Williams' suicide. I know b...

I'm super excited to tour one of the GCC writers, Amanda Ashby. I believe she's the only member of our group who "comes from th...

Just wanted to share an anti-bullying video that I pulled together over the weekend. I'll show you two versions. The first one goes a li...

Here is the link! I will be scanning and posting here shortly! Though I don't love the headline "Publishers Revel in Youthful Cruel...