Openings
It was like they weren’t there. This is the opening sentence of my novel The Breaking of Liam Glass. Why did I write the opening as I did and not in one of a million…
Rules for novelists writing rules for novelists
Many writers have handed down their golden rules for novelists. There seems to come a moment in every writer’s life when he or she feels it’s time to share what made them a success. This…
Chill out with Chili – Review: Get Shorty by Elmore Leonard
We all love a good little-fish-in-a-big-pond story, when the little guy from out of town has to survive among the city-slickers. But we love it even more when the little guy turns out to be…