I drove up to Georgetown, Texas, to hear Tobias Wolff speak and it was pretty good. I’ve been a Wolff fan since I first read his short stories in The New Yorker, specifically “Nightingale” and “A Bullet in the Brain.” “Nightingale” is what I call stealth fantasy — it’s when Read more…
I took the week off from work to write and I have to say, it was hugely (okay, not hugely, say moderately successful. As most writers know, the day job is essential for incidentials such as keeping a roof over one’s head, food on the table, things like that. However, Read more…
Forget Stephen King’s On Writing. His best book on writing might be Misery. My son has become a Stephen King fan and he just checked out Misery from the school library. I picked it up after he finished and raced through it. I first read it years ago. Still vivid, Read more…