Paris Review Interview: Grace Paley InterviewJames BuchananApril 21, 2015Paris Review, Grace Paley, interview, short story, feminism, social justice, socialismComment
Grace Paley & The Art of Brevity Good Writing and WritersJames BuchananApril 20, 2015Grace Paley, Enormous Changes at the Last Minute, fiction, short storiesComment
Patty Griffin: Making Pies and Be Careful MusicJames BuchananApril 17, 2015Patty Griffin, making pies, be careful, forgiveness, writing, musicComment
Open with a Big Promise The LedeJames BuchananApril 10, 2015Cannery Row, Steinbeck, John Irving, World According to Garp, first paragraphs, fiction, nonfictionComment
Great Quote QuotesJames BuchananApril 7, 2015Brenda Ueland, quote, on writing, fiction, nonfictionComment
The Reader's Mind: A Closet of Characters and Scenery Description, Word ChoiceJames BuchananApril 6, 2015description, word choice, fiction, nonfiction, characterization, scene, setting, Moonrise KingdomComment
Iron & Wine: Trapeze Swinger MusicJames BuchananApril 3, 2015Iron & Wine, music, Trapeze Swinger, writing, nonfiction, fiction Comment
Guest Post: Show Don't Tell Like a Writer Dialogue, CharacterizationJames BuchananApril 3, 2015KM Weiland, show don't tell, remove excess words, dialogue, characterization Comment
A Friend and Mentor Finding a Publisher, GuidanceJames BuchananApril 2, 2015mentor, writing, fiction, nonfiction, coach, craft of writingComment
Falling Slowly MusicJames BuchananApril 1, 2015Once, movie, Glen Hansard, Marketa Irglova, creativity, life of an artist, Falling Slowly, If You Want MeComment
Chapter Length and Joan Didion StructureJames BuchananMarch 27, 2015Joan Didion, memoir, fiction, nonfiction, chapter length, book lengthComment
Chuck Palahniuk Heart of WritingJames BuchananMarch 25, 2015Chuck Palahniuk, Fight Club, take risks, writing, fiction, nonfictionComment
Don't Hedge Sentence StructureJames BuchananMarch 25, 2015declarative statements, strong writing, don't hedge, John KerryComment
Writing is Art, So Be an Artist ArtJames BuchananMarch 23, 2015Jamie Wyeth, Art, Inferno, writing, craftComment
