…and small stories. He is the executive director of National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) and the cofounder of 100 Word Story. His stories have appeared in dozens of literary magazines,…
…movie than the science fiction and fantasy work he has become known for. This novel is about a small, rural town divided by a decades-long feud over which newborn baby…
…was gone. If it’s needed, see if you can fold in the information more efficiently. A business owner from a small town could become a small-town business owner. What if…
The setting of my debut novel, Blithedale Canyon, is Mill Valley, California, a small, leafy suburb just across the Golden Gate Bridge from San Francisco. But though Mill Valley is…
…Languages test can improve communication in relationships, and the Four Tendencies helps you form better and stronger habits. In one small but useful example, learning that I’m a natural under-buyer…
…Write small, big and universal. This is one of the best writing hacks for a historical writer. Strategically pick a few areas to research so you don’t get overwhelmed. For…
…and the ones that don’t. Sweet Moses, that’s a lot of pressure on a small chunk of description – one hundred and fifty to two hundred words, to be exact….
…due date makes it imperative. Reward Yourself Often This is my favorite part. Normally, I try to plan on giving myself small rewards for achieving small goals, and big rewards…
…of living than to kiss that boy. Growing up in a small Atlantic Canadian province I hold snapshots of summer in my memory – the soundtrack ‘Patio Lanterns’ by Kim…
In my last Five on Friday post, I wrote about what I learned at Hippocamp 2016, a creative nonfiction conference in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. It was a smaller conference than those…
