6 Things I Learned from Dashiell Hammett

I’m still studying Shirley Jackson, and if you don’t know why you can easily find out. I spent yesterday doing a scene-by-scene analysis of Chapters 5 and 6 of The Haunting of Hill House that turned into line-by-line—that’s how fast she switches gears in her most profound passages!—and at some… Read more“6 Things I Learned from Dashiell Hammett”

Linking to Mystery Man On Film

I’m going to institute a new regular feature on this blog called: Linking to. Every week, I’ll find some blog of interest to fiction writers and talk a bit about it for your edification and entertainment. I’m starting with pretty much my all-time favorite writing blog, which isn’t even for… Read more“Linking to Mystery Man On Film”