Writing Spaces and Writing Places
I’ve got this theory about writing. Like many notions about the craft it’s a little silly. But it gets me through the […]
Category: Posts by WROB Fellows
Ruthless Cutting
“I had a computer file where I would stick these things, a little novel prison, and I’d tell myself if I missed […]
The Word As A Journey
Writing is a journey that has no end; a path always in the making. It is impossible to say where and when […]
Writing Advice I Give Myself
For this post I thought I would collect some of the writing advice that I keep on and on giving myself. I […]
Thinking and Writing. Or Not.
I’m 38,000 feet over the eastern seaboard somewhere between Boston and Miami, on a cramped and noisy jet plane, sitting next to […]
A Writer’s Confession
My biggest problem as a writer is trying to protect my characters. Tension and conflict don’t come easily to me. As someone […]
Splendid and Immense
“Ser cronopio es contrapelo, contraluz, contranovela, contradanza, contratodo, contrabajo, contrafagote, contra y recontra cada día, contra cada cosa que los demás aceptan […]
Process Woes: Models
There is a certain inefficient, lengthy ritual that I perform every time I begin a new story or a major revision of one. […]
I’ll Write You an Offer You Can’t Refuse
I just watched The Godfather. Early in the movie, Kay asks Michael about a strange man in a corner, talking to himself. That’s […]
School Events
Though my book Baba Yaga’s Assistant has been out for almost ten months now and I’ve been working on many other projects, I […]