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Welcome! You made it! Please have a look around. Soon, I’ll be offering creative writing courses right here What do you think about the new design and format? What kinds of courses would you be interested in?
7 Books I Want to Read Again
Whenever I finish one book, I often find myself with the delicious dilemma of choosing which one will be the next taken off my shelves. But my to-read list has grown longer than my to-do list. (Darn you, Goodreads!) So, why would I reread books? Sometimes I want to...Author Interview: Jill Santopolo, The Light We Lost
The Light We Lost by Jill Santopolo is one of the novels I was most looking forward to reading this year. I reached out to Jill and she so kindly agreed to answer a few questions about her novel and the writing life.
Be Your Own Hero
If you’ve been a writer for more than five minutes, no doubt you’ve been introduced to Joseph Campbell’s work, The Hero with a Thousand Faces. (If not, consider this your introduction. You’re welcome.) Campbell combines psychology with...The Dreaded B-word: Backstory
Author and story consultant Lisa Cron says that everything we’ve been taught about writing is wrong. Five questions to ask yourself before page one.
Judging a Book by Its Cover
What makes a book cover appealing? I attended a publishing industry seminar to find out.
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