There’s a contest a-brewin’ over at Nathan Brandsford’s blog. He’s challenged his readers to submit a snippet of dialog writing. Entries must be no longer than 250 words, and it’s up to the writer how many of those words are dialog (hint: better be a bunch of ‘em). Nathan’s blog never wants for comments, but […]

My apologies to both of you who stumbled into this blog last week looking for something new, only to see the same old tired posts. Why so quiet around here lately? Could be that the weather has finally broken from the Arctic blasts that plagued the early spring in Portland. There’s waist-high grass to be […]

Today is a personal first; I’m a guest blogger on one of my favorite sites, Writing Forward. In keeping with National Poetry Month, the topic for today is what fiction writers can learn from poetry. Check it out here