Well, I wasn’t expecting THAT!
This whole month, I want to talk about the relationship between writing and reading. I’ve talked […]
Freytag’s Pyramid
In 1863 Gustov Freytag, first known as a playwright and later a novelist, published Die Technik […]
Writer, Transform Thyself
I recently had a writer ask me which one of his many ideas he should follow […]
Well, Darlings, You’re Weighing Us Down . . .
“Kill your darlings, kill your darlings, even when it breaks your egocentric little scribbler’s heart, kill […]
This Thing’s Important, Right?
One of my favorite books from the Children’s Lit classes I took in college was Treasure […]
Dross and Hero Stuff
Can we be brutally honest? As a writer, you simply cannot be a nice person – […]
Using Pinterest to Improve Your Writing
I’ll admit it. I am a Pinterest addict, heading rapidly towards 10,000 pins. I make some […]
Character Development and Development as a Writer
On Friday, we had a meeting with the new/returning Work Study Employees for the kids/teen camps. […]
Physical Description
So I thought I’d kick this off with a few of my favorite things. Bicycling into […]