Excellent recipe: Mix one part novella with seven parts short story. Delicious outcome Reading time: 2 ½ minutes – It’s telling in all the wrong ways for me as a writer that the cover of Pelecanos’ book says it’s written by the “award-winning writer/producer of THE WIRE.” Pelecanos, to be sure, has awards on his […]
It’s not Kafka’s Metamorphosis, but a dog is an interesting narrator Reading time: 2 ½ minutes – There are three captivating stories here, the finale of which is still being written. Let’s them in order. Story 1. My favorite of the three is a lesson in the art of perseverence. Stein wrote Racing and sent […]
Shortest Books I’d Ever Write Reading time: 1 minute — I just finished writing an 84,000-word manuscript. It took me approximately 150,000 words to arrive at the final count. So now, let’s the opposite. A blog comment a week ago got me thinking about the shortest book I’d ever write. So here is my list […]
Writing Advice from the Masters Reading time: 1 1/2 minutes — My computer was on the Disabled List last week, so I missed Tuesday’s Top 9. I enjoyed missing it so much, I might make it a habit. But on to this week! These quotes come from writers about the craft, and for one reason or another, […]
Even after 600 pages, you might want more – and you can get it! Reading time: 2 ½ minutes – If a book’s value can be measured by how much you think about it in the days after finishing, Night Film measures up as a valuable book. That’s not a universal opinion I’ve learned in […]
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