The Creative Habit
Among the award recipients at this past weekend’s Kennedy Center Honors was dancer and choreographer Twyla Tharp, maybe most widely […]
Writing, Writing Exercises
Writing
Interviews, Writing
An Interview with Porter Shreve
A native of Washington D.C. and now the director of the Creative Writing Program at Purdue University, Porter Shreve is
North Carolina Literature, Writing
Historical Usage of Derogatory Slang
Ostriches bury their heads in the sand. In the midst of all the current publishing upheaval (explored elsewhere better than
Mysteries/Thrillers, North Carolina Literature, Southern Literature, Writing
It’s Not Just That I’m Sick Of Cats…
…but I’ve been reading and rereading a few mystery stories about dogs recently — specifically the kind that don’t bark.
Interviews, Mysteries/Thrillers, Writing
An Interview with Charles Ardai
Charles Ardai’s new novel, Fifty-to-One, marks a milestone in his career both as an author and as an editor. In
Interviews, Southern Literature, Writing
An Interview With Nani Power
Nani Power‘s first novel, Crawling at Night, earned the kind of attention and honors that most debut novelists would surely envy:
Writing, Writing Exercises
Revisions Everywhere (Two Exercises)
I would say it’s that time of the semester, but I’m encountering “revisions” everywhere — and all the bad feelings
Mysteries/Thrillers, Writing
It’s Alive! (…Even If Not Easily Available)
Leslie Klinger’s New Annotated Dracula is getting a fair amount of media attention these days, with articles in The L.A. Times,
North Carolina Literature, Writing
Writing & Teaching and the Potential Impact on American Literature
The problem with me as a blogger: I’m generally behind the times. Mary Ruffin Hanbury, a good friend from Raleigh,
North Carolina Literature, Writing
Baseball & Literature
After celebrating the Phillies’ World Series wrap-up last night (!!!), I’m catching up on reading today and came across a
Writing, Writing Exercises
A Nonfiction Writing Exercise
Writers Porter Shreve and Bich Minh Nguyen (husband and wife) have each found success individually: Shreve is the author of
Writing, Writing Exercises
Another Fun Writing Exercise: Naming!
What If? Writing Exercises for Fiction Writers by Anne Bernays and Pamela Painter, a common text for creative writing workshops,