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Subscribe nowThis post marks eleven years of "Revel and Rant ~ A Column on the Craft of Fiction." Every other Wednesday, with a handful of exceptions…
Read MoreCreativity is infectious. When there are others around me seeking to produce creative work, this spurs my own production. This is why I'm part of…
Read MoreLast evening I submitted final grades on behalf of the seven writing students I had the pleasure of working with in Intermediate Fiction at Grace…
Read MoreIt's been said many times: a writer never finishes a piece of writing, he just stops working on it. This is true. The risk is…
Read MoreUpstage is a theater term. This is when one actor over-acts and pulls the attention of the audience to himself——regardless of the intended focus of…
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