I’ve often heard writers talk about how it’s a bad idea to be working on two novels at the same time. I simply must disagree
Novels
A Few Thoughts on Better Book Titles
Last month, at the Pasadena Festival of Women Authors, Vendela Vida made an off-hand comment about her titles. She was talking about her first novel, “And Now You Can Go,” […]
Reverse Engineering a Story
It’s only 193 pages. It doesn’t need any more. I’m about half way through, marking up the margins with notes and thinking about story structure.
Cinematic Story Telling
I’m often confused by the way different people refer to cinematic story telling. When some people use the words they get a wistful look in their eyes, like they’ve been […]