How Big is Your Canvas? A Question for Writers
November 12, 2015
How big is your canvas? I mean this question for writers, not painters. Writing With... read more
Story Ideas: How to Come Up With Them
November 9, 2015
An upfront refinement: the challenge isn’t coming up with story ideas. The challenge is coming... read more
Linguistic Odyssey: The Hero’s Journey
November 5, 2015
My Linguistic Odyssey begins with understanding The Hero’s Journey. The Hero’s Journey: A 12-Step Program... read more
Finding Writing Time: Six Tips
October 29, 2015
Writers write. Writers have to write. Writers can’t help but write. The problem is: finding... read more
Thanatos and Eros: Death and Love
October 26, 2015
Last month I went to a presentation by Regina José Galindo, a Guatemalan performance artist. She... read more
Anatomy of Criticism V
September 14, 2015
Note: I have devoted four previous blogs to Frye’s Anatomy of Criticism (1957). Please see them... read more