Archive for April, 2010
Four Questions To Ask When Creating Fictional Characters
I struggled with creating fictional characters in that they all seemed two dimensional at best. For the most part, my characters seemed flat or like paper dolls. I made a discovery recently that seems to help me create and develop characters that are more alive and [Read More]
Author Pops His Pulitzer Cherry With First Novel
Tucked away inside of Harding's eventual Pultizer Prize win is a tale of a book that started out as a short story ten years ago. A book that had been met with one rejection notice after another. A book that had been laid to rest in a desk drawer. [Read More]
Andy’s Switch Blade
This piece was written as a companion piece to Switch Blade, published by Carrie White at tumblr. I was inspired to write this parallel of her engaging tale of a loving housewife's unusual discovery... [Read More]
55 Word Fiction ~ This Masochist Loves It
I mean, let's be real, who else would find complete and utter pleasure in trying to write a complete story by using exactly 55 words, no more, no less? Could only be a pain for pleasure idiot like myself. The 55 word story was conceived by the founder of the New Times [Read More]
On my Way Back
How many times have you read a written post that someone says they are sorry they have let the blog go and promise they will pick it back up. Well, if read on, you are about to read another. [Read More]
