An Unexpected Journey opens with a much better frame than the LOTR trilogy. Instead of a long-winded montage that reveals information that will be repeated a number of
A recent TED Radio Hour should be required coursework for all aspiring writers out there. Although it never addresses writing specifically, it does address language. How language evolves,
It’s that time of year again. The clock is ticking on 2013. If we haven’t fulfilled our resolutions by now, it’s almost certainly too late. But most of
The epic story of Captain Ahab’s lust for revenge against the white whale, Moby Dick stands as America’s literary summit. In One Sentence: Herman Melville’s seminal work takes
One of only two possible answers to the question of what is the great american novel, The Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn is Mark Twain’s finest work and one
Long time readers will know that I accept only two possible answers to the question of what is the Great American Novel: The Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn or
As has been well-recorded here, Clint Eastwood’s Unforgiven is one of my favorite movies. In fact, I’d go so far as to say it’s the perfect movie. Today
Answer: Have you tried getting your novel published? There’s a whole lot of wrong in that question. Yet it’s something I get asked all the time. First of
It’s amazing where you’ll come across fantastic stories. I’m a big fan of the WTF podcast with Mark Maron, on which his guests relate the stories of how
