Anthony Doerr and the Home MFA Good Writing and Writers, Guidance, Heart of WritingJames BuchananOctober 27, 2015Anthony Doer, All The Light We Cannot See, writing advice, good writingComment
The Writer's Achilles Heel: Find it and Edit it Out GuidanceJames BuchananSeptember 24, 2015Writer's Achille's Heel, writing advice, editing, self-editingComment
Jane Smiley on Writer's Discipline GuidanceJames BuchananSeptember 21, 2015Jane Smiley, flow state, writing, disciplineComment
More Jeffrey Eugenides Good Writing and Writers, Guidance, QuotesJames BuchananSeptember 8, 2015Jeffrey Eugenides, Virgin Suicides, Middlesex, quote, Paris Review, interviewComment
Ann Beattie: Rock by Rock Good Writing and Writers, Guidance, StructureJames BuchananAugust 31, 2015Ann Beattie, road map, interview, writing advice, The New YorkerComment
Palahniuk: Let Yourself Not Know Structure, GuidanceJames BuchananJuly 15, 2015Chuck Palahniuk, advice for writers, writing, fight clubComment
Publishing and the Damn Platform Finding a Publisher, GuidanceJames BuchananJune 22, 2015Publishing, writing, platform, problem, mid-level publishers, how to get publishedComment
Know When to Stop GuidanceJames BuchananJune 15, 2015John Steinbeck, write but don't finish, let the spring fill the well, Ernest Hemingway, Mary Karr, when to stop writing, writing adviceComment
William Zinsser Has Passed Good Writing and Writers, Guidance, InterviewJames BuchananMay 22, 2015William Zinsser, On Writing Well, writing adviceComment
Wendell Berry: How to be a Poet Good Writing and Writers, Guidance, PoetryJames BuchananMay 18, 2015poetry, poem, Wendell Berry, how to be a poet, writing advice Comment
John Irving on Plot, Narrative, Storytelling Art, Guidance, Heart of WritingJames BuchananMay 4, 2015John Irving, plot, narrative, story, storytelling, write for readersComment
Learning from Writers Better than Me Guidance, ArtJames BuchananApril 28, 2015Joan Didion, Paris Review, interviews, fiction, nonfiction, writing adviceComment
Desire vs Flaws Characterization, GuidanceJames BuchananApril 23, 2015characterization, character flaws, Dilbert, desire, goal, challenge, reversalComment
A Friend and Mentor Finding a Publisher, GuidanceJames BuchananApril 2, 2015mentor, writing, fiction, nonfiction, coach, craft of writingComment