Notes on how to effectively introduce a main character I’m a person. You’re a person. In fact, everyone reading this – at least until our robot overlords have developed sentience – is a person, a human being. Homo Sapiens. The ape with two opposable thumbs and a bad attitude when it comes to disposing of […]

Notes on how to make the start of a story engaging Why is the start of a story so important?   Now more than ever, a great opening is crucial to a story. Think what you’re competing with for entertainment – films, the Internet, cable television. Why should someone read your story instead of zoning […]

Interview with Tom Dooley editor at Eclectica I’d like to welcome Tom Dooley, editor at Eclectica For twenty years, Eclectica has presented some of the best writing on the web. To celebrate this, they are publishing four “best of” volumes (fiction, poetry, nonfiction, and speculative) anthologies. To join in the kickstarter campaign, just click here: […]