Episode 10: Marc Nieson, “Making Words Count”
Marc Nieson proposes the free-writing exercise as a disciplined process of seizing inspiration and later tackling revision. Nieson talks about how to reconcile the writer’s o
Characters: Likability Is Overrated
Learn why readers connection with imperfection in characters, more than perfection.
Don’t Let the Big Words Die
How authors can encourage the growth of vocabulary and use it to enhance their writing.
Episode 9: David Hamilton: “A Baker’s (Half) Dozen Ways of Looking at a Literary Magazine”
David Hamilton shares his thirty years of experience as editor of The Iowa Review, characterizing the unique world of literary magazines as “ephemeral” and “fugit
Eliciting Emotion
Discovering what drives emotion in fiction and how to elicit it in readers.
Branded: Negotiating Consumerism in Fiction
Two reasons to avoid specifying common and popular consumer names in your fiction.
