How (and why) to write while furious
How can I write about marketing communications topics when I’m shaking with anger and shame about the political situation in this country? Joe Hage helps me figure things out.
Category: Writing
Anthologies: Variations on a Theme
The Metaphorosis Books anthology Reading 5 x 5 was designed to provide insight into the process by which authors write to a detailed theme.
More Alternative Truths: Stories from the Resistance
In “The Right Man for the Job,” desperate Democrats hold a séance to bring Molly Ivins, Adlai Stevenson II, and Walter Cronkite back from the afterlife to “do something” about Trump.
Alternative Truths: An unexpected-success story
Just over 100 days ago, on Jan. 23, science fiction author Bob Brown issued a writing challenge: Imagine the future during or after the TrumpContinue Reading
Holiday letter-writing tips (2016 remix)
Holiday letters occupy a position just below fruitcake on the top ten list of Things to Dampen the Holiday Spirit. This need not be so.
The Headless Donor of Sleepy Hollow
Jack was the third executive director the Sleepy Hollow Nonprofit had hired in as many years. No one was sure what fate befell them each year on All Hallow’s Eve. Louise liked to think that they’d simply left town and changed careers.
Take it from whence it comes
I invite you to take a look at the blogs you follow, or at your Facebook timeline, and note who’s contributing genuine, new, first-hand information to the world and who’s just trying to get people to join an angry mob.
Stories. They’re what people remember
Stories are powerful. Stories are what people remember. So why don’t more organizations harness the power of their stories?
Meanwhile, back at my desk
Why I’m thrilled that I attended the Viable Paradise speculative fiction writing program on Martha’s Vineyard last week.
Who was that masked writer?
Public Radio International (PRI) today had a segment on young writers in Peru who are fighting it out on stageContinue Reading
