Trauma survival plays a part in some of my writing. That can be a difficult issue to tackle. My main character in To the Left of Death struggles with post-traumatic stress after being unwittingly involved in murder. The novel is written in the first-person, which lets you step inside her mind and (hopefully) experience some of her […]
After publishing The Insistence of Memory, I can’t count the number of people who have told me some variation of “I always wanted to be a writer.” My natural reaction to confessions like that is something like “Cool, what have you written?” The answer to that question varies, but most often it’s along the lines of
I’m currently rereading Player Piano by Kurt Vonnegut. It’s one of my favorite books, though it’s been a few years since I read it last and I had sort of forgotten how much I enjoy it. If you haven’t read Player Piano, it’s a book that has managed to become both outdated and relevant to
Looking over my bookshelf today, I noticed a copy of Inside Joss’ Dollhouse. This collection of essays has a pretty specific audience: people who watched and loved Dollhouse, Joss Whedon’s short-lived series starring Eliza Dushku. As a longtime Whedon fan, I can still remember the long wait for Dollhouse to air. That wait began when
Even those who love to write can be intimidated by a blank page. Yet writing, like pretty much everything, gets easier with practice. If writing is a struggle for you, try breaking it down into smaller steps: 1. Gather your thoughts You don’t have to use elaborate brainstorming techniques or a formal outline to prepare
