The Zebra Communications Blog

Creative writing tips and other information for writers

What Do You Want?

"Start with the end in mind." -- Aristotle"If you don't know where you're going, you'll wind up somewhere else." --Yogi BerraI love motivational quotations, even…
Bobbie Christmas
November 19, 2008

Coping with Rejection

The agent that handled Write In Style, my award-winning book on creative writing, sent me a rejection e-mail last night for a proposal I sent…
Bobbie Christmas
November 5, 2008

The Power of a Deadline

When I speak at conferences and to writers groups I often mention the power of planning and setting deadlines, yet many people complain. They say…
Bobbie Christmas
September 30, 2008

Don’t Try; Do

Robert Frost said, “Talking is a hydrant in the yard, and writing is a faucet upstairs in the house. Opening the first takes all the…
Bobbie Christmas
September 30, 2008