So you’re a writer and you don’t know what to do with Goodreads. And I’m going to try to tell you all about it. Wish us both luck… Here is the link to Goodreads’ intro to the author program. I suspect this is just the first post on the subject; it’s not thorough, but covers …
My experiment for the day: what are the bare minimum of data points you need to know before you can start writing (or reading) most characters? What does it take to hook the reader? I have slushed (and rejected) an uncounted number of short stories that start out with the character waking up with amnesia. …
Every time this subject comes up, I put my foot right in it: it’s only by strangling myself that I can keep my mouth shut. So. In the interest of not killing myself, and possibly even not making an ass of myself in multiple conversations, allow me to go off on a topic dear to …
Or, why the words “entertainment” and “escape” aren’t all that helpful. This is going to sound dumb, but I’ve struggled over the last couple of years with what adult fiction is for. The answer is obvious: entertainment. Or escape. I don’t get it. But then I’m the person who searches for the keys when they’re …
So it’s the credits of Les Miz and I’m trying to dry my face off discreetly with my scarf, and two women in front of me are chatting cheerfully. I decide that they are Martians. Then three women are talking about escaping their kids and going to Les Miz. They call it La Miz and …