Michael Lee Johnson, a poet, editor, and businessman, was one of The Centrifugal Eye’s first literary contributors. In today’s Feature...

Today’s been one of those days where the thought of any more effort makes me cringe. I slept poorly, if at all, last night. At dawn, I...

You’d think by the number of times I’ve mentioned “cuts” and “reductions” in my blogposts that eliminating words is the gist of editing....

There’s a compliment we, as readers, assign to witty writers: “That author really knows how to turn a phrase.” We admire clever language,...

I used to enjoy watching a television show called, Project Runway. What drew me wasn’t that it was a “reality show,” or even that it...

Greetings, Readers, I have a guest event for you this week that features two of the three co-editors of the long-running, online,...

“Do you know, I have heard people describe olives as nasty! . . . I have often thought, Salisbury, that I could write genuine poetry...

Is there really an art to revision? Ask an editor. There’s a reason professional editors remain necessary to writers, beyond the...

“What are your qualifications, Ma’am?” “Well, I believe I’m very useful.” “In what ways?” “Very, very useful; basically, I’m extremely...

Developing memorable and interesting characters is an art form unto itself. In much of contemporary literature, building characters often...

I knew that I wouldn’t have a lot of time this Friday to make more than a short post, as I had family coming into Vancouver from both the...

I’ve just returned home from 2 weeks in Washington State, mainly visiting within the little towns of the Skagit Valley and Nooksack...

“'Why would someone like that draw attention to themselves?' she murmured, almost to herself.”* What's wrong with the above quoted...

There's much to be said for the adage, "To be a good writer, you must write." Yet, it's also true that to continue to write well, you...

Some of us truly can’t afford to hire a freelance editor. Although, we really can’t afford not to have our work edited if we want to get...

While you can’t expect back-to-back, guest-event posts every week, this Feature Friday is a special occasion — it’s Good Friday, and my...

Today’s blog feature is a guest essay by one of The Centrifugal Eye poetry journal’s past contributors—Colin Dodds. Colin has a new novel...

How about now and later? Sometimes writers forget that editing is about writing. If you remember to think about it that way, though,...

My blogpost today is all about information. First, I’d like to inform you readers about some upcoming features I have lined up to appear...

One of the things I like to do outside of writing is cook. Particularly, I like to bake. And eat said baking. I find it therapeutic. I...