I love this time of year. From a traditional, spiritual standpoint, we’re reaching the end of the anticipation of Advent and we are...

I wonder if Steve Jobs ever felt this way. (Yes, I’m starting this blog post by comparing myself to Steve Jobs.) I wonder if, as he held...

Ozone Park Journal, the online literary magazine edited and designed by students in the MFA program at Queens College in New York (not...

Social media has opened up the world. It is a great way to stay in touch with friends, family, or business associates separated by great...

This one of those, “I hate to say it” posts. But, I will. I am taking a blogging break. If you are a subscriber to this blog (and if you...

Taking some time away from the blog and social media and enjoying the opportunity to see family and friends. I hope your holiday is a fun...

I decided to combine the November specials in one place this month. As always, these links will take you to Amazon. I receive a small...

In Part One of the Write What You Know series, I talked a little bit about how limiting it can be if we take the advice offered by many...

I was subbing last week, Spanish of all things, and the teacher I was covering for was a “floater”. That means, instead of a classroom,...

My initial post about the pros and cons of an MFA has continued to draw a lot of traffic to my blog, which tells me this is one of those...

Wow. That’s the single word to summarize the past couple of weeks. Nothing tragic or overwhelming, but the last month has been the...

Sorry, readers, that I’ve not been around the blogger’s virtual campfire this week…Between a bad back (for me) and my wife’s...

A couple of big THANK YOUS going out today. First, to those of you who read this blog, and especially those of you who have clicked on...

There’s an oft-quoted adage, “Write what you know!” which is simultaneously true and untrue. It is untrue because, as fiction writers, we...

A few weeks ago I shared my submissions tracking method with a writing friend of mine. I was using a complex, three-worksheet...

It is inevitable. Whenever we meet new folks, the question comes up: “So, Eric, what do YOU do for a living?” There’s a long, complicated...

I blog about my MFA experience, the schedule and “process” of getting my degree in Creative Writing, to give readers who are considering...

Writing is a lonely profession. So is blogging, sometimes. The first year and a half that I had this blog, it was a little like talking...

I read two interesting articles recently, and they both give some insight into the Masters of Fine Arts programs, but in two very...

Hey, a rare Saturday morning post, here, but I wanted to share some info. If you have an iPad, the iBook store has some good eBooks on...