Category: Writing Advice
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No More Doors: How to Really Write an Ending
I read, not long ago, a craft book called Mr. Potato Head vs. Freud. It’s by my friend and mentor Clint McCown. It’s a good book. There’s much nuance and sound advice in it. But I never agree with everything I read in a craft book, even a book by a friend. In the case…
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Embracing the Wastebasket
In the summer of 2018, I got addicted to the wastebasket. Tossing a poem into it gave me a buzz—like a puff from a Marlboro Red. So, I threw away a short story—more intoxicating, like a shot of Camarena tequila. You know how these things go. I wound up sliding a 300-page memoir into the…
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Wuthering Heights: A Lyrical Breakdown
Last Saturday, in New York City, I attended a shoes-off housewarming party alongside some of the biggest names in publishing (Didi Tucker-Plunk, Otis Mandelbroth etc.) Long after the last of the brie and olives had disappeared into the bellies—and purses—of hungry writers, I remained, in my socks, chatting with Alex Foster (yes—THAT Alex Foster). Alex…
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