
Story Behind the Story: What Do Fish Have to Do with Anything?
Short stories, I find, are hard to write, but both fascinating to work on, and when successful, enormously satisfying.
Short stories, I find, are hard to write, but both fascinating to work on, and when successful, enormously satisfying.
One of the standard forms of communication between a writer and publisher is the editorial letter. It works this way:
In which I marvel at the number of times Phans have attended The Phantom of the Opera and re-read books such as Harry Potter, Pride and Prejudice, and The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle. Let’s compile a list of books worth re-reading.
One of the more intricate questions a writer of historical fiction must deal with is language. English, which has the largest vocabulary of any of the world’s languages, is constantly evolving …
Perhaps it’s time to ask, what do you think of it? Is it worth reading? I’d love to hear from YOU.
Does a writer have a toolbox? What are the essential devices I need and use to write? Are there tools for my trade?
A computer radically changed the way I wrote. Even when I had committed to professional writing—and had already published some books—I had struggled all my life with being dysgraphic.
I am a believer that the best way to teach young people how to write (and read) is to read to them out loud. It is also the best way to improve your own writing.
When I talk to my young readers and sometimes adults, one of the most common questions I am asked is, “Of all the books you have written, what’s your favorite?”
In my years of writing this blog, I haven’t commented much about what it takes to work in the publishing industry, the world that creates the physical book.