Category: Contract with the Reader

  • The Beholder’s Share*

    The idea is this: part of the meaning or significance of a work of art is provided by the viewer. The viewer of the work,…

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  • Reading at Speakeasy

    Last Thursday evening here in Danville, Indiana, Speakeasy Books and More held their inaugural reading, and I was privileged to be one the four authors…

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  • Fist

    It has happened twice now, toward the end of the final draft of a project. There it is, a glaring typo discovered at the beginning…

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  • If You’re Bored

    If you’re bored, no…if you’re not thoroughly riveted by the piece you’re writing, it’s not ready for a reader. And until this criteria is met,…

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  • Percy’s Six Elements of Story: Ticking Clock

    [This is the fifth in a series of six posts started on December 2, 2020. We’re exploring Benjamin Percy’s foundational elements of story as found…

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