Writing Tips 3/3

Nov 4, 20163 min read

The Page Game

I have played a game for years that has helped transform my writing from banal lethargy to transcendent elegance.

Oct 7, 20164 min read

Killing Repetition

In polite company, when people say, “Avoid doing such-and-such,” what they really mean is, “Never do that or you’re wretched filth.”

Oct 1, 20163 min read

Receiving Criticism

Recall the adage, the customer is always right?

Sep 27, 20162 min read

What It's Like to Write a Novel

No one except novelists knows what it’s like to write a novel.

Sep 24, 20162 min read

Treat People How You Want Them to Become

When your readers come across the first keystroke of your story, they are infants presented to a new world.

Sep 20, 20165 min read

What is Science Fiction?

If you asked fifty people if a story about monsters eating people's faces is science fiction, you will receive fifty yesses.

Sep 12, 20165 min read

The Meander

I must be careful because this topic strikes a nerve with the great literary fiction types, the self-proclaimed wise-above-all pedagogues.