Holiday Frenzy

The holidays are approaching and along with them comes the frenzy of gift buying, writing greeting cards, shopping online, planning family d...

Cutting the Cord

Do you feel jittery if you’re away from your cell phone or computer more than an hour? Get withdrawal symptoms if you haven’t checked your e...

Cultural Differences

By Nancy J. Cohen Genres matter when you attend a conference. I started out in romance, attending National RWA and Romantic Times conventio...

Keeping a Dirt File

By Nancy J. Cohen For mystery writers, having a dirt file is akin to keeping a gold mine in your house. What is it? I’m referring to a folde...

Joining the Revolution

I’ve joined the electronic revolution and purchased an iPhone. Having been resistant for some time, I could no longer avoid the temptation o...

The Male Perspective

I’m hosting a panel at an upcoming conference on Romantic Elements in F&SF: The Male Perspective. What does this mean? The conference co...

Books To Films

Do you read a book and then go to watch the movie, or vice versa? Have you enjoyed a film and then rushed to buy the book for a more in-dept...

A Silent Society

Few people seem to make personal phone calls anymore just to say hello. In the old days, I would call my girlfriends and we’d spend hours ch...

Tips For Using Facebook

I’m preparing a workshop on Social Networking that I am giving on Sept. 8 and so I thought I’d share some of my tips with you. Let me know w...

Reader Friday: Meet our Muses

Last Tuesday we put out a request for pictures of your muses--we asked to see the people, spirits, or things that inspire you to keep fillin...

Crime and Punishment

Do you consider whether the punishment fits the crime? In the old days, the accused might choose a champion who fought for him. Nowadays, we...

6 Tips for File Management

This weekend, we helped our daughter move into our condo. She put her furniture in storage and transferred the rest of her belongings to our...

Celebrating Freedom to Choose

Happy 4 th of July! Today we celebrate freedom, and in the U.S. that means the freedom to choose our own religion, career path, locale to ...