The Art & Craft of Fiction: Defining a story

I’ve been watching a conversation this past week over on the Literary Lab about stories. As in: what’s the definition? I happened to be working on the section of my book on writing that deals with that very subject at the time. There are a couple of well-known angles on… Read more“<em>The Art & Craft of Fiction:</em> Defining a story”

Linking to the Willesden Herald

No iron can pierce the heart with such force as a period put at just the right place. —Isaac Babel, “Guy de Maupassant” A convincing lie is, in its own way, a tiny, perfect narrative. —William Boyd, “A Short History of the Short Story” This week we’re linking to the… Read more“Linking to the Willesden Herald”