When I was at the Clarion Writers’ Workshop, Joe Haldeman, one of my instructors, left us with a final piece of advice that, on the surface, didn’t seem like it pertained to writing at all. Volunteer. Get out of the … Continue reading
Daily Archives: March 7, 2010
(Picture of Odontodactylus scyllarus, from here.) Popkes’ third rule: If under examination it appears simple, you probably haven’t examined it closely enough. Corollary to Popkes’ third rule: If under examination it appears that something is too complex to understand, you … Continue reading