Beginning Manuscript Writing: This guide contains some advice on how to budget your time, how to get started, and how to organize the project. The guide examines some common pitfalls, some of the "rules" of writing, and separates story creation into separate, more easily-managed steps. With the aid this guide provides, you should have the information you need to write a short story.

Writing Your First Novel: If you've got the desire to write a novel, or if you've tried in the past and failed because it just seemed too big a project, then this guide can help you figure out how to go about the process of organizing the project. Although no one can write your book for you, you can learn more about the steps involved in getting a large project out of the planning stages and onto the page.

Writing Groups: Writing is usually a solitary activity and it is easy for writers, no matter the stage in their career, to feel isolated. A writers group can help writers find support from others who know the ups and downs of writing, and who can help give advice and critique on one's writing. A bad writers group can do a lot of harm, but a good one is priceless. This guide gives some advice on how to make sure your group turns out to be one of the good ones. Although some of this guide originally appeared on this site, the information is expanded and exercises presented to help you in your quest to form a writers group.