23/01/11
In which I explore what literary critics mean by "theme."
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31/12/10
They say there's nothing new under the sun. So?
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01/10/10
Gleaning writing lessons from a stranger's poor behavior.
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10/09/10
Giving brains a bad name.
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27/08/10
Description isn't exactly a science...
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17/07/09
The easiest things to measure are seldom the most important.
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02/04/09
Mockery is seldom as persuasive as the mocker expects.
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10/10/08
Dreading some things, reading others.
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24/07/08
When waiting for an answer isn’t a good strategy.
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15/05/08
You have to know to stop revising.
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21/02/08
How an author can try too hard yet look like he didn’t try at all.
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15/11/07
Good work takes time and effort.
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08/11/07
Thinking you know how to do something, and actually being able to do it are not the same thing.
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25/10/07
A quality opinion requires knowledge.
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13/09/07
You need to know what’s required.
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02/08/07
A grammar myth (or at least an oddity).
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19/07/07
Signposts in the creative process.
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05/04/07
In which I worry about too little disagreement, or is it agreement?
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01/02/07
Sometimes the enemy isn’t external.
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12/10/06
Stretching the metaphorical muscles.
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18/05/06
Reading and writing doesn’t seem to do it for some people.
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05/05/06
Creativity isn’t what most people think.
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05/01/06
There can be a wide gap between “must” and “ought.”
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13/10/05
Examining characterization in a series of books leads to epiphany about real people.
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26/05/05
The dangers of being overly specific.
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26/03/04
Reacting to gratitude and other things.
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12/02/04
If we don’t know the context of someone’s life, can we understand them?
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09/10/03
Stories, like living things, need nurturing and room to grow.
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25/07/03
The difference between a destination and a goal.
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28/05/03
Copy editing is not the only kind of editing...
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15/05/03
Happy endings aren’t a sign of shallowness.
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01/05/03
It takes more than effort and intent.
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17/04/03
The importance of good titles, and the dangers of...
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03/10/02
How being brave in front of an audience is not as great a feat as some think.
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12/09/02
Writing lessons technology teaches.
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08/08/02
I reveal the secret. Really, I do.
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30/01/02
A review that says bad things isn’t necessarily a bad review.
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02/07/99
A look at the life and influence of author, Gertrude Stein.
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24/08/98
My reasons, such as they are.
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