Lesson 1: Are Good Writers “Born That Way?”

Lesson 1: Are Good Writers “Born That Way?”

Lesson 1: Are Good Writers “Born That Way?” Eighteen years ago, I walked into my first workshop at a Creative Writing MFA program. At the time I believed that either you were born a “good writer,” or you weren’t. Being good at writing must be a pre-destined thing. I...
The Importance of Beta Readers in Writing

The Importance of Beta Readers in Writing

I want to give a shout out to my beta reader, Cindy Zelman. I feel I can say now that I’m currently working on a novel (which is why you haven’t seen much news about smaller pieces for a while), and I’m taking my time with the project. The first...
The Puzzle of Drabbling

The Puzzle of Drabbling

The first questions I’m asked in my new interview with Five Directions Press are phrased this way: Your new story collection, Soul to Soul: Tiny Stories of Hope and Resilience, includes 100 stories, and each of them is 100 words long. This kind of precision, I...