Pesky Words James BuchananMarch 20, 2015words, pesky words, sentences, writing lesson, editingComment
The Platform PlatformJames BuchananMarch 20, 2015book proposal, platform, fiction, nonfiction, audienceComment
Expository vs. Narrative and Dialogue VoiceJames BuchananMarch 18, 2015Civilwarland, George Saunders, expository, narrative, narrator, storyComment
Don't Listen to Anne Lamott StructureJames BuchananMarch 17, 2015Anne Lamott, structure, fiction, nonfiction, writing, outline, writing road mapComment
One True Sentence Heart of WritingJames BuchananMarch 16, 2015Hemingway, write one true sentence, moveable feast, best writing advice, tattoo, core of all writing, nonfiction, fictionComment
Description and Simile DescriptionJames BuchananMarch 13, 2015description, simile, cliche, platitude, strategies, Bloom County, Opus, writing coachComment
Narrator vs Story StructureJames BuchananMarch 10, 2015Hemingway, David Foster Wallace, narration, narratorComment
Short Stories: Cut the First Third The LedeJames BuchananMarch 9, 2015Chris Offutt, short stories, narrative, story, storytelling, fiction, nonfictionComment
The BIG Promise The LedeJames BuchananMarch 9, 2015big promise, writing advice, intros, introductions, compellingwriting, Joyce Carol OatsComment
Scene, Setting, Character and Description DescriptionJames BuchananMarch 6, 2015description, cliche, point of viewComment
Great vs Good Writing StructureJames BuchananMarch 6, 2015truth, unknown, great writing, structureComment
Book Proposal: The Two Key Questions Book ProposalJames BuchananMarch 6, 2015proposal, book, agent, editor, publisher, publishingComment