So, Saturday was my high school reunion. Aside from a general feeling of “Oh God, when did I get so old?” I was looking forward to the event, as I was interested to see how the last ten years had
The Epic Battle Against Short Stories
Any aspiring writer, once they get past the “Oh this is fun” stage into the “Oh, hey, maybe I could actually do something with this” stage, invariably starts reading writing advice. And, invariably, they come across something that will tell
Discussion About Description
As far as I know, all authors – published or no – have some aspect of the writing process that is just absolutely foreign to them. Something that, though they have learned over the years how to put together a
Delve into the Depths
My mother was telling me the other day how – of the two stories her students wrote for NaNoWriMo last year that she actually read in their entirety – both were more or less rip-offs of other media. Apparently she
