These articles about writing have appeared as “Absolute Blank” articles at Toasted Cheese. I currently edit Toasted Cheese with several other talented writer/editors. I also produced the “Podcast In Each Hand.”

Articles
published at Toasted Cheese unless otherwise indicated

• Absolute Beginners | how to start writing
• Been There, Zine That | how to create your own zine
• Begin the Blogging | beginning blogging
• Bells & Whistles | adding layers to your writing
• Creating a Monster | interview with K. Allen Wood
• Creating an Online Writing Portfolio | making an online portfolio
• The Critique Zone | how to receive critique
• Delicious Morsels | interview with Bizarro Fiction Author Jeremy C. Shipp
• Drunken Comic Book Monkeys | interview with Brian Koscienski and Chris Pisano
• Editing and Abandoning | final fixes and letting go of your stories
• Emotional Terrain | interview with Vanessa Blakeslee
• The 52/25 Challenge | interview with Lizanne Herd
• Five Tips For Perfecting Your Contest Entry | simple things you can do to increase your chances of winning
• For Emily | encouraging writers under 13
• Fresh air and verbs are good for you | writing and summer vacation for teen writers
• Gifts For Writers | any occasion
• Horror and Sorrow and Beauty | interview with Mercedes Murdock Yardley
• Imaginable Horror | beginning to write horror
• Nobody’s Perfect | shortcuts for creating imperfect characters
• Organize Your Story Online | Using Pinterest, Tumblr, other apps and/or platforms to create idea books
• Procrastinating With Purpose | putting off writing is okay
• Publishing and Print-on-Demand: What POD is, what it isn’t, and when it might be right for you | with Theryn Fleming
• Setting Yourself Up | basics of setting
• Seven Writer’s Resolutions | writing resolutions
• The Short, Sweet Guide to Writing Query Letters | how to write a query letter for fiction (updated)
• Something To Talk About | basics of dialogue
• [Toasted Cheese’s] Fifth Anniversary Party | Q & A With the Editors
• The Virgin Page: A Peek at Writing Erotica
• What We Were Reading in 2015 | Recommendations from the editors
• Writer With A Capital “W” | treating yourself like a professional
• Writer’s Glossary, Part I: Elements of Fiction Construction
• Writer’s Glossary, Part II: Genres, Subgenres and Supergenres
• Writer’s Glossary, Part III: The Business of Writing
• Writing as a Not-So-Solitary Pursuit: Ye Olde Guide to Wryting Groupes | what writing groups do and how to start and maintain your own
• Writing Flash Fiction | interview With Brevity Editor Dinty Moore