This Whole Matter of Writing Limited to “Sensibilities”

This Whole Matter of Writing Limited to “Sensibilities”

There is actually a debate going on, among writers of all people, as to whether it’s useful to re-write history’s greatest works in order to protect the ‘sensibilities’ of readers. Those who come down on the side of ‘sensibility editors’ seem to feel it’s damaging to...
Thinkers I admire: David Suzuki

Thinkers I admire: David Suzuki

David Suzuki writes that ‘Despair Is a Luxury We Can’t Afford’. As a writer, I love the words he chose on a subject we haven’t seen get much traction. It’s almost the polar opposite of my writing, that claims we are short on despair and long on kicking cans down the...
Despising the Protagonist

Despising the Protagonist

A word about protecting your protagonist from the dislike, even hatred of readers. There are many books where this is exactly the point and they were written with this in mind, often to great success. Think about Patrick Bateman in “American Psycho” by...
Story Telling

Story Telling

We are story tellers, we writers and maybe it’s time to get comfortable with that. It sounds so old-timey, firesides and marshmallows, the air thick with fireflies and we are grown up now, drowning in information, too sophisticated for a long, drawn out adventure just...
The Writer’s Life as Told to Me by Others

The Writer’s Life as Told to Me by Others

I’m told that the life of a writer is often a journey filled with passion, creativity, challenges, and introspection. I also hear that writers are individuals who have a unique way of perceiving the world, and they use words as their medium to express their thoughts,...
Ernest Hemingway as a Writing Guru

Ernest Hemingway as a Writing Guru

Ernest Hemingway is one of the most celebrated and influential American writers of the 20th century and he left an indelible mark on literature with his distinctive writing style and adventurous life. His experiences as a journalist, ambulance driver during World War...