Tag Archives: useful writing posts
Wunderkind Syndrome
Wunderkind Syndrome: Or, How to Stop Wanting to Be More Amazing Than Everybody Else There is here no measuring with […]
The Book of My Heart
I have a guest post on Nova’s blog this week! It’s for her “book of your heart” series. I wrote […]
A DIY Writing Retreat
How to create your own weeklong writing retreat: 1. Decide where you want to be. If you are anything […]
Tips for Better Fiction, part 2
(Tips for Better Fiction, part 1.) Say it without explaining it. Whether your story is set in another galaxy or […]
How to Value Creative Work
Recently I asked my friend Elizabeth what she thought about unpaid writing gigs that hold the potential for greater exposure. She […]
Tips for Better Fiction, part 1
I whipped up this handout for my writing class at the Somerville Skillshare. Part 2 coming next week (or maybe the […]
Three Days in Providence
Last week Elizabeth and I tucked ourselves away and, fridge stocked, settled into making some serious headway on our novels. […]
FAQ: Choosing a POV
QUESTION: How do you decide on which point of view to use in a story? Choosing a point of view […]
FAQ: Switching Sexes
…It remains obvious, even in the writing of Proust, that a man is terribly hampered and partial in his knowledge […]
A Novel is a Jigsaw Puzzle
I just had the juiciest conversation with a really smart new friend, who was nice enough to let me pick […]
