First sentences matter.  People are judgy and they love to find reasons to reject your […]

Happy All Saints Day!  Don’t forget to ask your favorite Saint to put in a […]

Nothing against it, just seems counterproductive for a writer in my position. Writing a novel […]

Yesterday we looked at three opening sentences of classic pulp stories.  Today let’s take a […]

In the interests of learning from the masters, here are a few examples of evocative […]

First impressions matter, all the more so when you’re writing a short story.  Having just […]