Scenes From a Book Group

Last night I was the guest at a local book group that read The Fence My Father Built. Some of the members were also students of my novel writing class. We had an interesting conversation, and I came away with valuable info on what readers care about.Writing Tip for Today: As novel writers, we place […]

Half-Baked Fiction

Another thing the migraine taught me is not to send people half-baked work. Today I opened a synopsis I sent to my agent and to another friend on Friday. The thing barely made sense. I’ve fixed it, but vowed never to send a document prematurely, even if it’s late.Writing Tip for Today: You don’t have […]