Writing Craft

Analysis of writing tools and techniques, when to save cats, when to keep your pants on, and no, not everything is a Hero’s Journey.

I had the feeling I was in a dream, part nightmare, part comedy…

– Ijon Tichy (Stanisław Lem, Peace on Earth)

Stories are fossils, Stephen King says, pre-existing things authors are granted the right to excavate. (You’ll find this on pg 188 of On Writing.)…

Why writing rules are really just tools, and you don't always need to save the cat.