Daily Archives: January 27, 2012

In life as it is in fiction…

When I teach characterization and plot, I tell my students this. Whether or not a person is a hero is not determined by the small choices, the small mistakes. It is determined by the tough choice, the action they take … Continue reading


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Writing in the Digital Age: Rights in a Long-Tail World

I was talking to a savvy writer last week about a new contract he had signed. He and his agent had fought to control certain subsidiary rights that had not been a problem in the past, but the publisher flatly … Continue reading


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