Welcome back to Mistakes to Avoid When Writing Part 3: The Hot Mess Never Ends Edition. This is the post where we will address your descript...

So you read the first list of novel-writing mistakes and thought,      “Okay, fine, I won’t let my main character have violet eyes, a tragic...

Let’s talk about the holy word every artist needs to learn to wield like a bedazzled machete: NO. This post is for every tender, brilliant,...

Aspiring writer, we need to talk. Not The Talk. Not the birds and bees—the one where I lovingly talk in all caps into your face about the w...

Been on the train for  Writing Tips Part 1   and Part 2 ?    Well, next stop: TECHNIQUE TOWN! Population: 1 writer desperately trying not t...

Dear Al,    You mentioned in [writing] class the other night that you think sometimes there is "something else trying to emerge" ...

Hello darling one. Feeling creatively blue?  Man, we can be such jerks to ourselves! Have you ever had that mean-voiced ticker-tape loop in...

 Hello Al,  I am a mid-career American actor and would appreciate your professional advice! As background: I am a professional actor in my m...