PREPARING FOR A CONFERENCE
Tomorrow begins the East of Eden Writers’ Conference. Steinbeck Country is difficult to describe to anyone without some…
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Blogging and the Muse
A writer recently left the following message:“Sometimes when I’m writing I feel like someone else is in my…
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Villains
I respond to the first query about villains with intrigue. I teach writers to use as many antagonists…
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Plot at the Local Children’s Shelter
Seven young adults between the ages of 12 to 17 shuffle inside the Children Shelter’s classroom. The boys…