The photo is of my parents and I at a backyard wedding.
Does that sentence sound wrong? If you're not sure, how about this one:
My in-laws joined my wife, our children and I for a big … Continue reading >>
Do readers always assume that writers are always writing about themselves? It happens in poetry, but I didn't think it did with fiction, until I gave a public reading of an excerpt from my novel where … Continue reading >>
Why do some writers torture themselves with procrastination? Some writers fear failure, and you can’t fail at something you aren’t doing. But not writing at all is also a failure, so then guilt sets … Continue reading >>
Here’s a totally different take on outlines from Elmore Leonard, from an interview for The Detroit Free Press.
He never uses them
If you aren’t familiar with Leonard, he is “The … Continue reading >>
A plan! A plan!
I stumbled on The Marshall Plan for Novel Writing, written by agent and author, Evan Marshall:
“By following this 16-step program, any writer can fulfill the dream of completing a … Continue reading >>
If you like dark stories with flawed narrators who go to frightening extremes, Bad Marie, by Marcy Dermansky is for you. As a writer, I learned much from studying the main character, Marie.
After … Continue reading >>
