Category Archives: Writing

Writing Short Stories to Push You Toward Novels

Posted on February 17, 2012 by

I really love to write, but I often get into a rut — one that lasts for months and sometimes even longer. What happens is that I get an idea for a novel and I have some idea of how … Continue reading →

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The Apple iBooks Author Review

Posted on January 25, 2012 by

When it comes to creative software, from my perspective, there are two important factors — the most important factors, really. They are ease of use and power — interdependent in that creative software can be good with one but not … Continue reading →

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Yes, You Can End a Sentence with a Preposition: Appropriate Grammar is Not Absolute

Posted on January 13, 2012 by

I recently had a wonderful conversation with my mentor Howard Stein — also my Columbia University MFA Playwriting Chair and head of the Oscar Hammerstein II Center for Theatre Studies, and now lifelong friend — concerning the appropriateness of ending an English sentence … Continue reading →

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Another Year, Another Nanowrimo

Posted on November 11, 2011 by

Every year during the month of November, I attempt to complete the National Novel Writing Month challenge and every year at a certain point in time it becomes clear to me that I will have no way of completing the … Continue reading →

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