May 14, 2015
My muse is an elusive thing. Sometimes it swells my chest and comes out through my fingertips, but most of the time, it stays locked in […]
April 28, 2015
A WORK OF ART is a first-person narrative, but the main character’s flashbacks are told in third person. This was a deliberate choice on my part […]
April 5, 2015
I remember studying symbolism in high school after reading a short story called “The White Heron” by Sarah Orne Jewett. The story is filled with symbolism, […]
February 1, 2015
Some people see writing as an outpouring of words. The Muse visits, and words appear on the page. Not for me. My writing is more of […]
December 28, 2014
When I began seriously pursuing writing as a career, I didn’t intend to write for young adults. My upcoming book, A WORK OF ART, was originally […]
December 5, 2014
There’s a lot to say about writing dialogue—more than anyone wants to read in a single blog post. But here are two lessons I learned the […]