A fourteen year archive of blogposts on the craft of writing fiction.
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Subscribe nowGetting into character is a theater term. It’s the effort an actor makes to embody the part they are playing—well beyond the script and the…
Read MoreThis 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…
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