If you had to eliminate one word or phrase from the English language, what would it be? Why?

I don’t think there is a word or phrase that I would eliminate. As it is, the English language has over 200,000 […]

What person in your life helped you understand the importance of choosing words carefully? What would you say to them if you met them today?

It is difficult to pick just one person as having that much […]

Communication breaks down when words are misused. What is the funniest or worst break-down you’ve ever observed?

Once, I had a long argument with my grandmother while we were driving in her convertible […]

What word, said or unsaid, has or could change your life? How?

A sincerely said “thanks” can really make my day. It’s a way to show that you acknowledge the fact that someone has done something courteous […]

Writers craft words into memorable phrases, stories, poems, and plays. Who are the writers who make your heart sing? Why?

I truly enjoy Muriel Barbery. She can effortlessly weave philosophy into her […]

A book that April Michelle Davis edited has won the 2012 Small Business Books Awards! And this is just the latest award for Big Wave Surfing!

With over 4,800 votes, Big Wave Surfing was the top pick in the […]

How can you get everything done in a one-person business? When you look at corporations with separate departments for research and development, marketing, human resources, accounting, and more, it’s hard to […]

Colleagues might enjoy – and benefit from – some of my recent published work:

A column on ethics for freelance journalists in Quill, the magazine of the Society of Professional Journalists […]

No matter what kind of writer or editor you are, or what kind of business you’re in, you need a business website. And no matter what your budget or skill level, you can create a simple business website. Even if […]

If you’ve been bouncing around online today, you’ve probably noticed a number of “Stop SOPA” labels and posts about SOPA and PIPA. If you haven’t noticed, perhaps you’ve been working (good plan). I’m working too, […]

Greg Smith founded Agile Writers in 2011 with the mission of finding a new approach to helping beginning writers complete a first-draft novel in 6 months. Greg created “The Agile Writer Method” based upon the […]

Every event needs it’s own song, so here’s the soundtrack for National Novel Writing Month, aka NaNoWriMo. Vocals, Electric Guitars, Bass, Irish Bouzouki, Glockenspiel, Organ, Drum Programming– it’s all by John […]

Writers need people in their lives who believe in them. Those precious souls who believe in what they do and why they do it. Who cheer them on when they want to give up and pick them up when they fall. I know […]