“But That Couldn’t Happen”: On “Realism” in Contemporary Fiction
This has happened more than once. In a fiction writing workshop, I have shared a draft of a story with a group of writers whose perspectives I want to benefit […]
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Still Learning to Teach from the Air We Breathe
The shift from summer to fall always seems to be a subjective one. Especially because I live in Southern California, the change has less to do with the weather now […]
Why Writers should Stop Worrying about Greatness
In a recent conversation, a friend mentioned that Stephen King, in his memoir on writing, acknowledges that there are great writers and then there are good writers. My friend correctly […]
For Fiction, Dropping the Royal “We”
I was an undergraduate when my ethics professor taught me to stop using “they” when describing collective behaviors. He did this in his written response to my ethics paper on […]
The Outline: A Hidden Weapon in Any Global Strategy
I know from teaching for a while that many people have been taught in writing classes to outline their thoughts before they begin writing a paper or a speech. They […]