A Deep Dive into Survival
Rubber meets the road in thriller writing when a character’s development starts to force changes upon the plot.
Our Mysterious Ways to Motivate
One of the toughest jobs for a fiction writer is describing human motivation.
Can One Ride a Tsunami—or Write One?
Some events are so singular, they prove quite tough to use in a story.
An Open Road is a Blank Slate
All clichés about U.S. pavement bard Jack Kerouac aside, chasing life along America’s roadways does provide a fine chance to get some good writing done.
To Speak at the Speed of Thought
While a mere prat, a lad of 23 tender years, I chose to accept Lord Buckley as my personal savior.
