Sometimes you can find conflict in the most mundane of settings … like the pediatrician’s office.
Wells Tower On “Everything Ravaged, Everything Burned”
Author Wells Tower talks briefly about his creative process (look ma’ – no internet!), plus a book trailer for his short story collection.
DeLillo On “Underworld”
Listen to Don DeLillo explain his creative process to NPR’s Terry Gross.
The Outline
Outlines are for term papers, not works of art … right? Not if you’re trying to stick to a routine and maximize your time.
Get Back, Jack
Looking for a way to channel your inner Jack Kerouac? Or maybe you just feel like having a few drinks and people-watching in a café. Either way – this post is for you.
An Outlet Of One’s Own
Looking for that perfect place to pen your poem or story? What authors should look for in a coffee shop … apologies to Virginia Woolf for the title.
“Bootstraps” a Finalist in Glimmer Train Fiction Contest
Slowly but surely, the writing gig is starting to bear fruit.
The Art of the Short Story
Stuck on your short story? This post might help you figure out a way forward.
Run With It
I used to be a pretty good athlete, decades ago. In high school I was the Oklahoma state champion in the pole vault 2 years running, and took second place another year. Over the years, I’ve kept in shape by approaching workouts like eating, or sleeping: something that has to be done almost every day, [...]
Go Big or Go Home
It’s been a trying couple of weeks here in Aspiring Authorland. After plodding along at a pretty regular clip on a novel and completing about 1/3 of the first draft, I submitted it to an editor and asked for some objective input on how it was going.
Needless to say, his eyes didn’t open wide with [...]