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Tag: Telling a Story

Posted on March 7, 2015August 20, 2020

It Begins With Passion

The kind of passion family and friends accuse us of being obsessed about because we neglect them at times. We've stayed up too late meeting a deadline, finishing a thought, or tweaking one more sentence. Fellow writers are the only ones who understand. We follow and friend each other for support and higher social media stats. One …

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Posted on February 16, 2015February 20, 2021

The Natural Shape of a Story

Truman Capote was asked in an interview by Patti Hill, "How does one arrive at short-story technique?" His answer applies to novels as well: "Since each story presents its own technical problems, obviously one can’t generalize about them on a two-times-two-equals-four basis. Finding the right form for your story is simply to realize the most …

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