Category Archives: Writing

Two chapters.

Posted on May 15, 2012 by

Well, two chapters and some miscellaneous odds and ends. That’s all that stands between me and a completed first draft of the novel I’ve been writing for three years. Why does it feel so far way? This is one of … Continue reading →


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Sorry for the neglect

Posted on May 8, 2012 by

I wish I could say it’s because I’m buckled down and writing, but honestly it’s mostly the NHL playoffs. For productivity, I’m better off when the Rangers miss the playoffs. I am writing, though. Painfully close to finishing the novel … Continue reading →


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Chimamanda Adichie: “The danger of a single story”

Posted on April 13, 2012 by

This is terrific. Author Chimamanda Adichie tells of her childhood in Nigeria, reading American and English books and then writing books with white characters playing in the snow, eating apples, and discussing “the weather,” then goes on to discuss the … Continue reading →


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On the Interwebs: A Collective Fallout review

Posted on March 19, 2012 by

Andrew J. Peters has a great review of Collective Fallout Vol 3 Number 3, in which my short story Toll Road appears (in case you missed that garish ad in the right sidebar) at his blog. Check it out.


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The Writer’s Lexicon: Inciting Incident

Posted on February 21, 2012 by

Key to identifying the inciting incident, I think, is figuring out exactly whose story you’re telling. For a writer struggling with a plot structure, this can also help to determine what your central conflict is, and where the climax will fit. Conversely, deciding on whose story you’re telling might change your inciting incident. Continue reading →


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