Nov 24, 2019
“She sat on a sofa,” is not nearly as picturesque as, say, “She lounged on a sofa,” which in turn gives way to something like, “She lounged languidly on the worn-out, green leather chesterfield in the corner of the salon.” You have to read the last one with that...
Nov 23, 2019
In quantum physics, the path an electron travels isn’t described by a single, continuous orbit, but rather by a function of its possible locations: a cloud of possibilities. The moment you observe it, the function collapses, and the particle solidifies in a specific...
Nov 22, 2019
A great editor understands that editing is about you, and your story, not them. A great editor leaves you feeling confident in your work. A great editor is a teacher as much as a craftsman, you can tell you’re becoming a better writer by working together. A great...
Nov 21, 2019
Tell me, who’s the best writer? The best painter? The best pianist? Or who’s the most famous? The answer will be different for each person you ask. Trying to be the best is a fool’s errand. The best in what? Who’s judging? Why is this a contest? Getting better...
Nov 20, 2019
The most memorable stories do many things right, but one more than any other; they connect with you on a personal level. You know they’re stories, but you can’t shake the feeling that they might’ve happened to you. How do you write such stories? By...
Nov 19, 2019
Have you ever heard of a war photographer who picked a rifle and joined the fight? War photographers are disengaged from their subject to a fault. That’s how we have the striking pictures of a girl covered in blood of her parents, or the first proof of an ethnic...
