Silk Road Takedown is Officially Released, plus Writing Openings with Promise
Silk Road Takedown has been a project of Curtis Green, myself, and Diann Thornley Read for the past several months, researching and editing Curtis Green’s personal
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How to End a Story Well
Today, I want to talk about the ending of your novel or short story. Most new writers don’t have a problem ending their story. After all,
Mystic Art
For many authors, writing itself is a mystical act. They don’t understand what impulses drive them to write, they can’t figure out where to begin,
Poetics
Once I was rewriting a scene, listening closely to the sound and rhythm of the words in a passage, looking for ways to strengthen it,
Writing Perfect Prose
Have you ever heard Churchill’s saying, “Perfection is the enemy to progress”? As a writer, I suspect that you know what I mean. Sometimes I
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What Does Your Reader Really Want?
I’m in the midst of judging a large short story writing contest, going through the first pass. Now, this is an anonymous contest, one where
Taking Control
Taking Control I know a lot of writers who feel that they don’t have control of their writing lives. After all, when you send a
Writing, Your New Normal
Today at the Writers of the Future workshop, I assigned a dozen new writers to go finish a short story in 24 hours. For some
What Makes a Story Great?
Recently I’ve had a number of my students ask, “What makes a story great?” For example, what sets apart a story that wins major awards
The Perfect Story: Promise
I’ve been working on a series of articles on what constitutes a perfect story, and so far I’ve concentrated on some of the qualities that
