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1.19.12
SOPA ESSAY PUBLISHED
My recent essay on the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) was picked up by arts and culture website The Nervous Breakdown. Please check it out! Read the essay here.
1.16.12
NEW SHORT STORY PUBLISHED
My short fiction piece “God’s Country” has appeared in the newest edition of The Golden Triangle. You can view the online version of my story here. You can also download the iPad / iPhone app of the issue by clicking here. Check it out!
1.13.12
WRITING EFFECTIVE DIALOGUE
Writing authentic, compelling and engaging dialogue is one of the most vital yet misunderstood challenges in the writing process. Here's a column I wrote about dialogue for the LitReactor site. Check it out.
1.4.12
THE CHANGING CHARACTER
Does a character have to “change” during the course of a story? Do they have to evolve? Or can they continue behaving the same as always, even at the end of the narrative? Click here to read the article.
12.31.11
WEREN'T WE SUPPOSED TO BE OUT OF THE WOODS BY NOW?
Looking back at 2011, the year resembles a nightmare without the benefit of meaningful symbolism. Click here to read the article.
12.12.11
THE ART OF THE REWRITE
December column I wrote for the LitReactor site: “The Art of The ReWrite.” A true rewrite is not just editing, proofing or copy-editing, but a complete re-imagining of the work. Here’s my four-part plan to fortify writers with a successful re-writing process that works. Click here to read the article.
12.01.11
WHEN TO SHOW, WHEN TO TELL
Column I wrote for the LitReactor site on a concept every beginning writer needs to familiarize him/herself with: when to show in fiction, and when to tell. Click here to read the article.
11.29.11
G.O.P DEBATES REVEAL INCONSISTENCIES, IDIOTS
Editorial I wrote on the ongoing stupidity showcased in the 2011 Republican primary debates. Click here to read the article.
11.18.11
WRITING SENTENCES WITH IMPACT
Newest column I wrote for LiReactor: How to craft more active, more immediate, more urgent sentences. Click here to read the article.
11.09.11
PUBLIC READING, BROOKLYN 11/10/11
I’m reading tomorrow night (Thurs.) as part of the Renegade Reading series at the LaunchPad art space.The event is free, BYOB, 8pm-11pm (I go on at approx. 9). LaunchPad is at 721 Franklin Avenue between Park Pl. and Sterling Pl. in Brooklyn (Park Pl/Botanic Garden Shuttle is one block away. The Franklin Ave. 2,3,4,5 stop is 3 blocks south). More info is below. Please attend!
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