We have known for a while that people who are most successful in business read fiction. And people who read fiction have more empathy, no matter where they land on the gender or personality trait spectrum. It’s interesting to me that genre fiction — sci-fi, mystery,...
I gripped the steering wheel of my car. My father was dead. As my knuckles turned white I realized my hands were like his. Sunburnt on top, calloused underneath. We both loved to dig in the earth. He died where he feared—away from home. The brain tumors took over...
Do you think that the fairy tales are made for children? You are wrong. You are four times wrong. Tales are not purely fiction. They are constructions through fiction. They are not fairy tales. Their own realities are constructed. You do not have to believe them. They...
The White House Family Cookbook (with Executive Chef Henry Haller) “This hefty volume offers an intriguing glimpse of presidential history.” – Publishers Weekly “This is a classic!” – Liz Carpenter, former White House Press...
There are dozens of books and websites dedicated to the discussion of theme and what it is and isn’t. Theme is one of those components that often gets overlooked, despite the fact that it is the glue that holds a story together! So, what is theme? Well, quite...
However many books on writing we read, and however many novels we have consumed in our genre, there are still things that we get wrong as new novelists. I know I fall into these traps. I also reviewed a friend’s manuscript the other day and found myself telling...
