Don't Assume
I do not accept, and will never accept, that writers or readers of a problematic, troubling, or controversial work are automatically terr...
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Questionable Material
Writers are not responsible for morally condemning the immoral actions of their characters. I’ve seen writers who think that they need ...
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Books We Love To Hate
It is good when a book promotes critical thinking (and that includes books that you think handled a topic wrong ) because it opens up di...
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Writing Texting
When my characters text in stories, everything is always spelled out with punctuation. I realize it’s not how a lot of people actually ...
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Practice
Every single piece of writing you create, even the non-creative work, is practice. A journal, a letter to a friend, a blog post, a scho...
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Putting In The Time
When someone looks at a piece of writing (mine or otherwise) and says that they could do better, my first thought is, "Then you shou...
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Writing and Age
I’ve been writing for two decades. And by writing, I mean practicing and training and learning and pulling my hair out to try and get bet...
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When Badguys Don't Lose
One of my favorite books is The Blue Castle by L. M. Montgomery (of Anne of Green Gables fame). It's the story of a young woman, Va...
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Writer Bias
How can you tell the difference between a story with deeply troubling opinions, themes, and character actions and a story where the write...
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Vaccination Statistics
I’ve done a lot of studying on vaccinations, like actually gone to the World Health Organization’s website to get statistics on the side ...
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Don't Quit
Some jerk decides that your work sucks and thinks you should quit? Here's why you should do the exact opposite. If you haven't ...
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