Why does writing instruction so often suck?
Slate’s Matthew J.X. Malady offers any number of reasonable answers to this question, but I think the answer is far simpler: Writing instruction at the elementary, middle, and high school…
Speak Up tickets, dates for upcoming shows, and a writer’s workshop launch
For storytelling fans, and Speak Up supporters, some news for you today. First, tickets for our next show, Saturday, July 19 at 8:00 at Real Art Ways in Hartford, CT,…
I may not be an author yet, but I write like one.
I’ve published three novels since 2009. All three were sold internationally, including the most recent, Memoirs of an Imaginary Friend, which has been translated into 25 languages worldwide and is…
A genius author and I have something in common. I’m not quite the hack that I thought I was.
Tom Perrota, author most recently of The Leftovers (which is about to become an HBO series), is a far better writer than me, but it would seem that he and…
The majesty and utility of the Baby Mum Mum
When I’m desperately trying to squeeze out a few more sentences of my manuscript and Charlie is demanding my attention, I can always depend on a Baby Mum Mum, a…
A peek into the inbox of an author
One of the goals of my future podcast, at least until my theoretical listeners redefine my goal through their input, will be to offer unpublished writers, readers, and even fellow…