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Opening Pages - Subscriber workshops Part 1
This week I'm sharing feedback on subscribers' opening pages (literary fiction/nonfiction) - with a focus on humor
Mar 17
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Opening Pages Intensive: Week 1, part 2
We continue our 6-week long Opening Pages Intensive with a focus on world-building in genre fiction (sci-fi, dystopian, thriller in this post)
Mar 15
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Opening Pages Intensive: Week 1
Tips on establishing setting in literary fiction and nonfiction for people like me who don't know the name of trees and bushes. Plus, an open call for…
Mar 8
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February 2023
Sex with Jonathan Franzen
Good sex, bad sex, selfish sex, and everything in between—it's a Valentine's Day newsletter dedicated to sex-writing.
Feb 14
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January 2023
Don't write every day
"Write every day" is classist advice. It also doesn't work.
Jan 18
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December 2022
Opening sentences in setting-focused books
In which we review subscriber's opening sentences from books that focus on place.
Dec 2, 2022
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November 2022
The power and potential of your opening sentences
Featuring live critiques and a guest appearance by Dani Shapiro (Part I)
Nov 27, 2022
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The logline as a revision tool
What a logline is and how perfecting one can help you and your manuscript
Nov 2, 2022
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September 2022
We need a hero: Choosing the main character in a manuscript with multiple POVs
There isn't enough room for all your characters in a good query or synopsis, so how do you pick one?
Sep 28, 2022
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August 2022
Having a hard time nailing a character's voice? Investigate their syntax.
How grammar can build character
Aug 12, 2022
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July 2022
Stuck on what to write this summer?
Here's a July prompt.
Jul 3, 2022
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April 2022
Pulse-checking character driven fiction
Pulse-checking character-driven writing As someone who writes humorous fiction with a lot of dialog, something I watch out for is the creation of…
Apr 3, 2022
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