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Subscribe nowWhen a reader picks up a novel and begins to read, there is an unspoken agreement that occurs. The reader agrees to accept what she…
Read MoreThere is an element in writing fiction that is invisible to readers (if the craftsman is successful) but is at the very heart of the…
Read MoreFor the better part of four years I have offered you a post on writing, Dear Reader, every two weeks on Wednesday. I have not,…
Read MoreI've seen it dozens of times, in my own work and that of my peers. After finishing three drafts of a story there are parts…
Read More"To achieve great things, two things are needed - a plan, and not quite enough time." Leonard Bernstein The last week of August I started…
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