I admit complete confusion over the proper use of the en dash, em dash, and hyphen. Back in the Stone Age, our journalism professors didn’t touch on this. After all, that was almost 50 years…

It felt sooo good to have a man in the house. Cindy sighed with contented pleasure.  Life hadn’t always been so sweet, but ever since she’d killed a man, it couldn’t be better! Allen should…

We have some exciting news for you fiction writers! DWAA will now be accepting flash (very short) fiction entries for our blog. Flash fiction is a popular genre, known for the ability to express emotions in…

We are pleased to announce that we will be returning to an in person Annual Meeting and Writing Competition Awards Ceremony! Concurrent with the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, our event will be held at…

Who hasn’t heard of the classic, “Lad: A Dog”?  Published by Albert Payson Terhune (1872-1942), “Lad” was one of over 30 novels based on his beloved Rough Collies bred at his Sunnybank home in New…

At least two to three times a year, I get an email from a public relations group I belong to asking if I have the time or interest to judge a competition. I usually say…

I am a professional artist and photographer. At the urging of friends, I decided to try writing and illustrating a children’s picture book. The subject was the antics of my dog, Rook, who had started…

We are on the cusp of major changes in the publishing industry. Publishing power is becoming more consolidated at the top. Meanwhile, smaller presses and self-publishing options are flourishing in response. The reality, though, is…

I have worked as artist/Illustrator in a commercial/fine art capacity for most of my life–which seems like a really long time! This book is number 3 in the “Tales of Sydney” series, and I have…

Whether you are a writer and reader of fiction, or a reporter of non-fictive happenings, you are telling a story. Researchers tell us that regardless of the content, authors have only three seconds to engage…

Sydney and the Christmas Star is the 3rd book in the Tales of Sydney series. I wrote the first book, published in 2019, as a gift to my two oldest grandchildren. My grandson is the…

There are many types of writing. I was trained as a journalist, so my comfort level lies in reporting facts, providing analyses of data and recapping current events. But my ability to embellish or deviate…