Essays on Writing

What Do I Write? (October 2008 Chopsticks at Orson Scott Card's Intergalactic Medicine Show

Beginnings, Middles, and Ends (November 2008 Chopsticks at Orson Scott Card's Intergalactic Medicine Show

How to Find Time (December 2008 Chopsticks at Orson Scott Card's Intergalactic Medicine Show

What A Story Is (January 2009 Chopsticks at Orson Scott Card's Intergalactic Medicine Show

How to Write Twisty Plots (February 2009 Chopsticks at Orson Scott Card's Intergalactic Medicine Show

How to Write a Fantasy for Young People (March 2009 Chopsticks at Orson Scott Card's Intergalactic Medicine Show

How to Write a Strong Heroine (April 2009 Chopsticks at Orson Scott Card's Intergalactic Medicine Show

50 Miles of Writing (May 2009 Chopsticks at Orson Scott Card's Intergalactic Medicine Show

How to Create a Series Hero (June 2009 Chopsticks at Orson Scott Card's Intergalactic Medicine Show

How to Deal With Jealousy (July 2009 Chopsticks at Orson Scott Card's Intergalactic Medicine Show

Other Random Bits and Pieces on Writing

My Theory of Romance

13 Elements of Romance

20 tips on revision

12 lessons in revision

7 tips on dialog

20 Rules of Bad writing

Letter to Young Writers

Beginning FAQ's

Advanced FAQ's

Sequels

Advice to Parents and Teachers

Books on Writing

Especially For Kids, Parents, and Teachers of Writing

Horrible Writing from My Early Years

My First Stories

Early Good Writing

My "Said-Bookism" Rant

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