Mikki Sadil: The Word Painter

Today I'm talking about critique groups. A funny thing happened on the way to the forum...er, no, actually it was in an email. ( Apologi...

I am sitting on the patio, caught up in   memories, at the moment all bad. It seems like so many things, big and small, have come our way s...

Most of us have ebook readers, the Amazon kindle, the Barnes and Noble Nook,  an iPad, or whatever. I have a Kindle, and four or five years ...

How many times as a writer have you heard the phrase, "write what you know"? One of the main reasons for this line of thinking is ...

The "positive" side of rejection? Oh, I can hear you now! What is positive about rejection? Well, let me tell you a little story. ...

Isn't it remarkable that most of us go through life totally unaware of the reversals that happen to some along life's journey? What ...

I write for kids, aged 10 to about 16 or 17. Some of my short stories and books are for Middle Grade kids, and some are for teens. I was rec...