Jun 19, 2009The Fire in FictionThe Fire in Fiction is Maass’s clearest enunciation yet of what separates the competent but disappointing novel from those that...
May 8, 2009Brevity.OK, folks, you didn’t take me seriously about Ken Rand’s The 10% Solution. I have my ways of knowing. Listen, though: this is an editing...
Apr 27, 2009Final Edits and Ken RandI note with sadness the passing of Ken Rand, author of Tales of the Lucky Nickle Saloon, Golems of Laramie County, many short stories and...
Apr 21, 2009Writing friends, beaches, alligatorsIf there isn’t a conference, con, or retreat in sight–or one you feel attracted to–create your own. That’s what Louise Marley, Sharon...