Earlier this year, I had the honor of interviewing Maya Angelou about her new cookbook, Great Food, All Day Long. To say I look up to the …
Books I’m Crazy Grateful For
Books are many writers' closest friends. It's one reason we feel so compelled to write them. With Thanksgiving soon upon us, I decided to …
Writing Grandad
One of my dreams as a kid was to live in a library, the kind in old Victorian mansions, with walls made up of loaded wooden shelves stacked …
How Does Your Story Grow?
My dad is a master gardener. He taught me early on that canned peas are to fresh what beef jerky is to top sirloin and that it takes skill, …
Show to Tell
We've all heard the writing principle, "Show, don't tell." By avoiding endless descriptions and summarizations (aka, "expositing"), we allow …