This week, the perils of third person. Every tool that gives you power and control is suspect.Please leave a review on Apple podcasts; it really helps the podcast grow.
Part of a mini-series about the joys and pitfalls of point of view. I'm talking about the dangers of first person perspective today.Please rate and review on Apple podcasts.
In this week's episode, I'm beginning a short series on choosing the right point of view for your story.Please leave a review on Apple podcasts; it really helps the podcast grow.
Writerly Bites is back and I'm thrilled to post this interview with novelist Rachel Cantor!Rachel Cantor is the author of the novels Half-Life of a Stolen Sister (Soho Press 2023), Good on Paper(Melville House 2016), and A Highly Unlikely Scena
Getting into the mood for halloween this week with tips for what makes ghost stories great — and why non-ghost stories can benefit from them.Book recommendation: THE LITTLE STRANGER by Sarah Waters.
Even stories that start with "Once Upon a Time" are playing with time in bold ways. Try some new ways to shake up time this week.Book recommendation: VERY COLD PEOPLE, by Sarah Manguso.
We're back for the fall with new weekly tips, interviews, book recommendations, and thoughts about what you can do today for your writing. This week, consider an alternative story structure.Book recommendation: DISORIENTATION, by Elaine Hsieh C
Write a draft this week that's all about discovering what you want to write about.Please leave a review on Apple podcasts; it really helps the podcast grow.
This week I'm interviewing author Valerie Lute for her favorite writing tips.Valerie Lute is a writer whose short stories have appeared in Arts & Letters, Literary Orphans and Contrary Magazine, among others. You can find her kayaking on the Ch
In part II of this two-part episode, I talk about finding just the right ending for your story.Please leave a review on Apple Podcasts; it really helps the podcast grow.
In this two-part episode, I'm talking about finding the ending for your story.Book recommendation: SEA OF TRANQUILITY by Emily St. John Mandel.Please leave a review on Apple Podcasts; it really helps the podcast grow.
This week, on comic book hero storylines and the problems of the origin story.Please drop a review in Apple podcasts; it really helps the podcast grow.
I'm talking about the radical possibilities of revision this week.Book recommendation: Exhalation, by Ted ChiangPlease rate and review on Apple podcasts; it really helps the podcast grow.