One of my writing students asked me what it would take to write a really great story. “What do you think?” I said. “What do the great writers have in common?” She mulled the question for a minute and gave me this list:…
We’re celebrating an amazing event this morning! After eight years in the womb, the final proof of my novel – 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘎𝘳𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘨𝘨𝘦𝘳’𝘴 𝘋𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘮 – is off to the publisher. “It’s like having a baby!” I shouted. “Let’s do cigars!” Betty raised a…
Attention all writers and wannabe writers: Today is the best possible day to write something great! Yes, the world is a mess. But the world has always been a mess. (Since the Fall, anyway.) Take my friend William Shakespeare as an example. In 1606, an…
Ever wonder where fiction writers get their ideas? Well, check out these headlines that I've collected from the morning news: “FERAL HOGS UNCOVER HUGE COCAINE STASH IN FOREST” ► Here’s your opening scene for a TV show about drug-runners and narcs. “OREGON WOMAN FINDS…