Literary Foreplay: How the Pros Get You in the Mood!
By While out in Phoenix last week I had the pleasure of spending a delightful afternoon with ...
Why Is the Wisest Advice in the World so Hard to Follow?
Many years ago I came across some words of wisdom from Mark Twain that have both ...
The Magical Lure of the Intimate Voice
I have written here and elsewhere of the power of a great opening line. If you ...
I’m Sorry, Anna.
Mark Twain For more years than I'd care to admit, my take on Leo Tolstoy's novel ...
Bringing Up the Rear: The Literary Mic Drop
Many years ago, my agent offered me the following advice: "The most important sentence of your novel ...
God or Huck Finn: Who Should Tell Your Story?
An online discussion among several of my fellow Poisoned Pen Press authors got me thinking about ...
Meet Me in St. Louis: Toasted Ravioli, Hoosiers, and High School
If asked to name the key elements of their favorite novel, most readers would place at ...
Who Tells the Story: From the Bible to Marlowe
Who will tell the story? Every author must answer that question before typing "Chapter One" at the ...
Who Tells the Story? My 5 Favorite Narrators in Literature (Part 1)
I came across a fun piece in Publishers Weekly by the author Antoine Wilson entitled "The ...
