Category: Creative Process/Craft
[Don’t] Write What You Know
"Write what you know." This is a very old bit of advice for fiction writers. The idea is that your life is far more interesting…
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My Supporting Character
I haven't always been like this. For 18 years I was a fully functioning member of my family. I was always present, always a part…
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Working and Waiting
Here they are, the two central tasks of the craftsman - working and waiting. These actions, one active and the other passive, are inseparable. No…
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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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