Close reading as writers. Explorations and celebrations of splendid fiction, poetry, and other writings. Sometimes craft-y. Sometimes just human.
Novelist, freelance writer/editor/instructor. Teaching: Stanford Continuing Studies. Novels: The True Sources of the Nile and Hungry Ghost Theater. With Ron Nyren: Deepening Fiction: A Practical Guide for Intermediate and Advanced Fiction Writers.
Books & book-adjacent topics, taking the long view, the writing life, and related resources. Posts every 5-6 days.
Super-short musings on creativity — and a writing prompt for weekend writing. Subscribe for free to receive 101 writing prompts. My goal is to write 500 words per day. What's your goal?
A newsletter about the history behind today's politics.