Category: Role of the Writer

  • A Blind Man in a Textile Shop

    Perhaps this is an illness of all creative writers. Perhaps it’s an illness with which I alone suffer. In either case, I am constantly seeking…

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  • One Year Anniversary

    Tomorrow, 10 September, will mark the one-year anniversary of the release of my debut novel, The Confessions of Adam. In recognition of this milestone, here…

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  • First Book Club

    On Saturday evening, August 29th, I will attend my first book club where The Confessions of Adam has been read and will be discussed. I’ve…

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  • We’re Insecure and Lack Confidence

    “Yesterday evening, I started my novel. Now I begin to see stylistic difficulties that horrify me. To be simple is no small matter.”  - Gustave…

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  • The Invention of Character

    There are many examples for writing students of exercises and worksheets through which to create characters. Do a search in Google Images for “character creation…

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