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R J Clark
Jan 23, 20233 min read
Writer Profile: Shirley Jackson
Shirley Jackson was an American author known for her dark, psychological horror and suspense stories. Born in 1916, Jackson grew up in a...
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R J Clark
Jan 16, 20232 min read
Choosing the Right POV for Your Story
Recently, I talked about the different styles of POV (point of view) a writer can choose when telling their story. The right voice can...
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R J Clark
Jan 9, 20232 min read
Fight Fatigue, Aches, and Pains While Writing
Sitting at a desk writing for long periods of time can lead to muscle stiffness and discomfort, but fortunately, there are a few...
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R J Clark
Jan 1, 20233 min read
Writer Profile: Truman Capote
Truman Capote was an American novelist and short story writer known for his distinctive writing style and his contributions to the...
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R J Clark
Aug 28, 20202 min read
Product Review: Page One-the writer's notebook
Is the Page One notebook a writer's most essential low-tech tool? When it comes to what I like to call "prep work" on a new project, like...
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R J Clark
Aug 24, 20204 min read
Navigating creativity in the age of COVID-19
Depending on what you did for a living in the days before the pandemic, chances are your daily routine has been altered. Maybe you no...
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R J Clark
Aug 6, 20203 min read
Product Review: Fabula Deck
If you're a writer on social media, no doubt you've been solicited by ads promising to teach you a secret but proven and a surefire...
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R J Clark
Aug 6, 20203 min read
My Favorite Quarantine Reads, volume 1
If you're anything like me, you're using the quarantine as a time to catch up on reading and forge ahead on writing. And if you're not...
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R J Clark
Apr 29, 20204 min read
Master the art of writing as a practice
To write every day, or not—that seems to be the question most "writers" ask. The answer to one of the most asked questions in the...
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R J Clark
Aug 27, 20191 min read
Writing Book of the Month: Summer
"Have You Eaten Grandma?" by Gyles Brandreth HYEG is a grammar and usage book that's an awful lot of fun to read. It's not very often...
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R J Clark
Feb 12, 20192 min read
Writing Book of the Month: February
"Dreyer's English" by Benjamin Dreyer Benjamin Dreyer is the executive managing editor and copy chief at Random House, which makes his...
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R J Clark
Jan 15, 20192 min read
Inspiration versus Perspiration
Art isn't easy, but is it one part inspiration and ninety-nine parts perspiration, or the other way around? How would you define...
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R J Clark
Dec 3, 20182 min read
Favorite bit of writing advice?
The work is hard. Let's be honest — it's really hard. How many times have you sat down and toiled away on several pages only to throw...
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R J Clark
Nov 15, 20182 min read
What are you willing to give up?
Aside from "writer's block," the most cited cause for not writing among writers is... drum roll, please... "I just don't have time to...
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R J Clark
Sep 15, 20183 min read
There's no such thing as writer's block!
I'm going to say something very controversial if you're a writer—there's no such thing as writer's block. There. I said it. And I'll say...
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