Category: Creative Process/Craft
Progressive Elaboration
There are two kinds of writers. One kind thinks about the story they are going to write. They think and think and think about the…
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That Last Page Melancholy
For the better part of four years I have offered you a post on writing, Dear Reader, every two weeks on Wednesday. I have not,…
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There Are Parts of It That Are Weak
I'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…
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A Mystical Consideration
It is uncommon for me to do this β forgive and bear with me as I wax mystical. It is critical to your creative work…
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750-Word Flash Fiction
Over the last couple of weeks I have been working on several flash fiction* pieces. These pieces which are all related and will be in…
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