top of page

May 28, 2012
Fascinating stories
In the midst of all the things we’re supposed to do as writers, sometimes we blow past the most basic. We work and rework our plot,...
Jul 18, 2011
Dying by the side of the road
Some days do you think, why the hell am I writing, anyway? The industry is hard, have you noticed? A dozen reasons not to write spring up...
Nov 21, 2010
The Heart of Your Story
Today I’m putting down yet another book that I hoped would grip me in a dramatic embrace. Nope, it didn’t. I’m quitting on page 80. If...


Nov 14, 2010
More on Concept
Last time I asked you to blurb your book. To state what your book is about in a sentence. Hard, isn’t it? I said that on the basis of...


Nov 8, 2010
What a Concept
If you had to blurb your novel in progress, what would you say? Go ahead, I’m all ears. Not the plot, we don’t have time for that. Not...
Sep 7, 2010
What’s It All About?
In all of the frenzy to lock down the elements of story craft, we often forget what we’re talking about in the first place. That is, what...
bottom of page