Inspired by the Tarot Illuminati deck, by Erik C. Dunne, and informed by its companion…
Tag: writing
The roaring wind whips my hair through the open window of the car. We’re driving…
It’s all about the characters. World building, plotting, and good writing are all important to…
Early in the morning, a chickadee sings outside my window, two notes: B flat to…
Today, my doppelganger is taking a sick day. She’s not really sick, of course, but…
Write every day. Ten minutes a day. A thousand words a day. Just write. Free…
At a GrubStreet Muse and the Marketplace Writers Conference, I workshopped my novel query “pitch”…
As a teacher, I spend a lot of time talking to my students about failure—what…
[Editor’s note: This is the second part in a two-part series about writing romantic subplots.…
Romantic subplots are like mushrooms. Some love ‘em, some hate ‘em, some avoid them as…