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Subscribe nowI am reading Benjamin Percy’s Thrill Me: Essays on Fiction. In the second chapter, Percy lays out his list of the foundational elements of story.…
Read MoreWe live in an illusion of cause and effect. We believe that if we do this, that will happen. Our expectations match this myth. We…
Read MoreThe poet Billy Collins’ latest book was released in September, Whale Day. As I do with every new Collins collection, I’m reading it slowly, treating…
Read MorePerhaps this is an illness of all creative writers. Perhaps it’s an illness with which I alone suffer. In either case, I am constantly seeking…
Read MoreFew writers, at any stage in their career, can make a living solely off their writing. Most of us have a full-time career, what we…
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