Today a young writer asked what the advantages are of studying writing at a university versus at workshops.  Now, I’ve…

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There is an old saying among people who produce goods: consumers want things done cheap, done now, and done well—but…

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I was working on a scene yesterday that somehow felt flabby. The prose itself was fine, but I realized that…