Wanted! New MaterialI don't know about you, but I'd rather be writing than six feet under! All our experiences, whether mundane or magnificent, are fodder...
Waste NotLazy writers waste words. They use three when one excellent, descriptive verb or adjective will do much better. That's what's called...
La FinNo, it's not the end of Caren Austen, Ink, but emphasis on the importance of ending well. As Longfellow put it, "Great is the art of...
Consider ThisAre you a scrupulous writer? I think the reason so many writers don't achieve their goals is that they lack natural talent, or they don't...
What Should I Write About?Stuck without a topic? Surely you jest! No, seriously, I, personally, know that's a common problem. However, everyone has a story. And,...
Damn Hard WritingEveryone wants to be a writer. If I had a dollar for every time someone said to me, "I've thought about writing a book," . . . They all...
Piercing and InkBut not the kind you're thinking. I'm talking about the power of the pen. You know that whole "mightier than the sword" thing? Words...
"I Do Not Think It Means What You Think It Means"Inigo Montoya's words to Vizzini drive home Munro's point. The story we think we are telling is often not the whole story, and the whole...