Category: Creative Process/Craft

  • Voice

    So what is good dialogue made of?* It is made of voice. This is when the writer must earn his or her keep. Writing strong…

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  • 9 Reasons Dialogue = Good Writing

    I wrote a short story this week. It may be the most dialogue-heavy piece I’ve ever written. I’ve been thinking a lot about dialogue. It…

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  • What I Am Most Proud Of

    I have been asked a few times if I write longhand or on the computer. I have heard myself say that I do shorter pieces…

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  • The Thoughts We Have

    My brother and I had a good talk late one recent evening about the value of writing. Not creative writing necessarily, but journaling, writing for…

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  • What Delete Can Do For You

    I recently completed a collection of nine poems that roughly cover my daughters’ lives from birth through high school. The project took about four months…

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