Book Review: YOU KILL ME by K. Lucas
You should read this twisting, turning, looping tale. This story opens with a touching and sensual yet brutally violent scene
Tag: Editing
Just sit and write.
A dozen people have read and commented on my first draft. My writing group has reviewed it. My professor has
Writing with Teammates
In the late summer, three of us decided to get together, to meet weekly as writers to hold each other
First Draft: DONE!
89,514 words written. First draft is done. As I look out over Puget Sound a dozen floors up above Seattle,
Flashbacks, backstory and memories
How do you prefer to sneak in backstory? Do you write explicit flashbacks? Do you have characters think about history
Pssst. Hey! I got a secret…
The online creative writing program at Stanford continues stun me. It’s only Week 4 of the first semester, and today,
3-Stage Rocket of Fiction
The Stanford University online creative writing program is already more impactful than I could have imagined. It’s my first week!
When are you a novelist?
“Dear Novelist…” That’s how my first Stanford course email was addressed to me. Is it time for me to call
I snuck into Stanford!
I’m IN! I don’t really know how much the odds were against me or with me as I applied last
Your novel themes: ecosystem. 1 of 4
Over the next 4 posts, we’ll examine how to set major themes to create deeper plot and story development. First,