Meg Dowell

Writing Is a Hobby; A Hobby CAN Become a Job

We ALL consider writing a hobby. Some of us just happen to get a paycheck for…

What are your worst writing habits?

Sometimes I still feel like my family and friends think I sit around writing fluff all…

So how am I doing? I wanted to share an update.

We are not super humans (though sometimes, on a good writing day, we feel like we…

I inject themes from my life into my fiction. That is the armor I need to…

You may have built up a pretty tough shell when it comes to negative feedback by…

I was encouraged to focus on only one subject. In many ways, I’m glad I didn’t…

I have always had a theory that characters are more than made-up pieces of an equally…

Here’s how to ‘be a writer.’