In Crafting the Path today, I discuss how we leave "breadcrumbs" of our writing process in our early drafts — and how sweeping away those crumbs makes our fiction more exciting for our readers. crafting-the-path.pika.page/posts/wordin...
Thank so much!
An illustration showing a path made of horizontal boards going through a forest.
In Crafting the Path this morning, I review David Szalay’s novel Flesh, especially the way the writer sustains pacing and tension throughout a long novel covering decades of the main character’s life. crafting-the-path.pika.page/posts/tensio...
Geez Louise.
Today on Crafting the Path, I discuss the benefits of editing filter phrases like "I saw, he noticed, they felt" to make fiction more concise and and vivid. I pay special attention to the sense of smell, which writers often struggle to revise. crafting-the-path.pika.page/posts/filter...
"The Fulton County raid is a test run for messing with election administrators and the counting of ballots in the midterm elections in 2026..."
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In Crafting the Path today, I discuss the new Independent Press Top 40 Bestseller list and why it's especially useful to writers of literary fiction, upmarket fiction, and books that may have niche audiences or an unconventional approach to fiction. crafting-the-path.pika.page
This is deranged. Unfit for office. www.youtube.com/watch?v=HRjN...
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On Crafting the Path this morning, I share two resources to help writers better understand the publishing industry: Kathleen Schmidt's Publishing Confidential and Jane Friedman's multiple in-print and online resources. Today's topic: how to publicize and market books. crafting-the-path.pika.page
The United States would be better protected by NATO if we stopped alienating all our allies.
There's a mystery chime I hear at 11:45 every day. Something in my kitchen is telling something, but I don't know what it is.
There is no good reason to go to war with Venezuela, and our War Powers Resolution puts decisions about going to war back where they belong: with the United States Congress.
"I wrote that this moment would come. It was always coming—a violent inflection point that would determine the fate of our nation. Whenever you put guns in the hands of [people] not bridled by morality & emboldened by impunity, death is as certain as the sunrise." #ICE #killers tinyurl.com/2ee3hp84
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Why does Xfinity bother to have a chat feature on its website? It just sends you to the same online page THAT IS NOT WORKING on its website.
On Crafting the Path today, I share resources for finding the next book to place on your "to be read" pile. As a writer and an editor of fiction, I want books that draw me in and teach me new things about the craft of writing. Where do you find your next reads? crafting-the-path.pika.page/posts
Making more and more alarmed and heated phone calls to my elected officials in D.C.
Yes! Good advice.
Thank you so much! Happy reading to you too!
In Crafting the Path today, I talk about some of my favorite reads in 2025. These writers are models for skills any fiction writer would love to have in their toolbelt. crafting-the-path.pika.page/posts
