What’s Your Story?
“The first draft is just you telling yourself the story.” The late novelist Terry Pratchett is one of many writers who’ve said
Category: story telling
Winter Is Made for Books
It’s a grey, blustery day in Montreal, and it’s got me thinking about the long winter ahead. Vermont winters can last six
How to Become a Better Writer
Writing is like a sport. If you don’t practice, you don’t get any better. Rick Riordan We were all taught how to
Killing Your Darlings
Kill your darlings, kill your darlings, even when it breaks your egocentric little scribbler’s heart, kill your darlings. ~ Stephen King Few
All the World’s a Tool
It feels like that some days, doesn’t it? Yeah. Bastards. But that’s not the kind of tool I mean. I’m talking about
TED and Me
Ever watched a TED talk? They’re given by people with big ideas to share. People like Bill Gates, Brené Brown, Richard Branson, Seth Godin. A few years