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Rules of the World
I went to a reading in November at Skylight Books to hear Wayétu Moore discuss her recent debut novel She Would Be King. Without giving too much away, it’s a […]
Writing Every Day (5 Things I’ve Learned)
If you’ve been a writer for any length of time you’ve probably heard people argue about writing every day. Stephen King is a pretty famous proponent of the practice, insisting […]
Setting Goals for a Writing Career
Last week I was at a Halloween party where a tarot card reader was telling fortunes. I love fortune tellers. I love to geek out over their predictions and try […]
The Lesson of the Super Suit Scene
I’ve been thinking a lot about this scene from the movie The Incredibles (the first one). In case you haven’t seen it, it comes near the end of the movie, […]
Google Maps Street View: An Awesome Writing Tool
I pulled up the town on Google Maps, chose a corner that made sense for this scene to take place on and hit Street View. So awesome.
“142 Ostriches” Is Getting Published!
I have been holding out on you, dear readers. For almost two months now I’ve been dying to tell you the news, but I didn’t want to jinx anything. I’m […]