Building Up From Nothing By Sean McLachlan

Digging up dead bodies had lost its charm. I’d been an archaeologist for several years and, while the thrill of discovery remained, career advancement entailed an increasing amount of office work and earning a Ph.D., neither of which were very attractive to me.
I’d always liked writing and had contributed to many small press publications, and now realized I wanted to write books for a living.

Gingerbread Poop

I can’t believe I forgot to tell you about our Gingerbread Poop! While we were making anatomically correct gingerbread people just before Christmas, we made a piece of gingerbread poop.

How Writers Should Respond to Job Ads By Angela Hoy

While many companies are happy to have their market listings and job ads posted on WritersWeekly, I receive frequent complaints about how our readers respond to those ads. I want to address this ongoing problem here today.

How To Tell If A Check Is Bad?

Just read your story about the dangerous scam (targeting an author), and I am sure glad she was smart enough to see all the red flags.

Holiday Recovery

We did not have a white Christmas so we didn’t get to go tubing and skiing with Richard’s dad and step-mommy. However, it did start to snow about two hours before they were scheduled to leave. Oh well… At least they got SOME snow while they were here!