How Not To Write

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I am in the town of Schaffhausen, Switzerland. Schaffhausen sits on the banks of the Rhein. I am staying at a hotel in the center of town. Outside my window is a bell tower for the church. Each night, someone hits the bell on the hour. It’s [...]

I am sitting the Zürich Hauptbahnhof. A monotone voice calls out the arrivals and departures, first in German then in English. The timetables scroll by.
This is my last day in Switzerland, perhaps for years.
I marvel at the small miracle of the ticket counter. I can simply walk over and buy a [...]

Scoundrel?Maybe Not.
I happen to like scoundrels. Most of the writers I have known or read were, at some point in their lives, the most terrible scoundrels. I find their adventures and motivations interesting, shocking, and often amusing.
The Scoundrel Factor
One writer who is more than happy to share the depths of his scoundrelness is [...]

No matter what sort of writer you happen to be, there is some part of you that is confident. Putting the words in your head onto the page is the first demonstration of that confidence. Sharing them with others is the second. Asking for help is the third, and it is here [...]

A.B. England recently concluded a three-part series on writing methods called, “Searching for a Method to Madness.” The essays were thought provoking and inspiring. Here are links to all three parts: 1, 2,3.
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Reading her series, I found myself examining my own technique and I realized I’d actually fallen into something [...]