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06, 2013
Watch out for these five overused words
When a fledgling writer first takes a stab at the craft, he or she is apt to make a few fundamental mistakes. One such error is assuming that the more words one uses, the better.
5
06, 2013
What’s in a (brand) name?
When one first decides to become a novelist, many important questions come to mind: What kind of stories should I write? Should I use my real name or invent something better? Can I pull off the pipe and beard look?
22
05, 2013
Writing Poll: real name vs. pen name
For anyone writing fiction: under what name have you/will you publish your work?
9
05, 2013
When it comes to dialogue, don’t trust the word on the street
One of my earliest college writing assignments involved a little espionage.
24
04, 2013
Writers just wanna get lucky
If one believes those crass, comedic movies aimed at teenaged and twenty-something males, the world’s population is divided into two categories: the popular guys who have gone all the way and the lowly virgins who can’t score to save their lives.
5
04, 2013
Why writers groups still matter
Anyone who has studied literature surely has stumbled upon them: a group of extremely talented writers who came together to exchange ideas, encourage one another, and, sometimes, to form a movement.
19
03, 2013
Choose your own adventure (please!)
Remember those old Choose Your Own Adventure books? The ones where you controlled a character’s destiny and guided the direction of the narrative? I’m conducting an experiment that brings that old series of children’s books to mind...
4
03, 2013
The ‘cons’ of writing collaborations
Whenever I imagine my future novels sitting on a bookshelf, I see my full name on the spine. Mine and mine alone.
14
02, 2013
My first attempt at writing a love story
It all started with a boy, a girl, and a valentine. Well, technically it was the absence of a Valentine’s Day card...
29
01, 2013
Anyone can write a short story (except me)
It’s a piece of advice I’ve heard on many occasions: short stories first, then novels.