As for literary criticism in general: I have long felt that any reviewer who expresses rage and loathing for a novel or a play or a poem is preposterous. He or she is like a person who has put on full armor and attacked a hot fudge sundae or a banana split. – …
Steve’s Weekly Blog: Stick the Landing
The difference between the right word and the almost right word is the difference between lightning and a lightning bug. – Mark Twain A keyboard is a wonderful, liberating device, but in giving us speed it often deafens us to the power of silence. The more often a sentence or paragraph can …
Steve’s Weekly Blog: Rewrite Tips from Mystery Author Cara Black
Hemingway recommended to write the draft, just plow through and get it down. Rewrite after that. I think that’s so true because if you get something down it’s easier to see the big picture, figure out what you were trying to say or highlight, and it’s always easier to rework a lump of …