Sometimes a story emerges from deep inside your bones—from your deepest childhood memories, from the architecture that shaped your imagination. “In Floating Fields” is such a story, and I’m pleased to share that it’s now available in the online edition of StoryQuarterly. (It will be featured in the print edition later this year.) It’s a story set in part in my … Read More
The Power of a Well Placed Inciting Incident
Aspiring novelists are often bombarded with advice on how to create an effective opening for their novels. One common suggestion is to get the inciting incident on the page as quickly as possible. However, as a seasoned editor and book coach, I’m here to caution against this approach. Rushing into the inciting incident can lead to openings that are hard … Read More
Into the Mythic: Fantasy and Sci Fi in the Time of Covid
In my time of quarantine, I’ve found I had very little interest in what we call realism. It’s what Le Guin called “the timeless mode” that interests me: fantasy and sci fi, the products of the mythic imagination.
Dispatches from Anarres: Over the Moon!
I’ve just issued the final acceptances for Dispatches from Anarres: Portland Writers Pay Tribute to the Vision of Ursula K. Le Guin, and HOLY SHIT, Y’ALL.
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