writing tips

3 posts

• October 23, 2011 Astounding words, phrases, and sentences

  Sometimes, when I’m reading, I come across astounding words, phrases, and sentences. I always try to write them down. Much of my writing at this point...

• October 22, 2011 Anton Chekhov in the Philippines

  In Dumaguete, Philippines, at 4 p.m. in the afternoon, the humidity is so overwhelming that the keys on my laptop stick. The “n” is barely functional;...

• June 18, 2011 So you want to write a short story?

  From January to April this year, I was able to pick the brain of Michael Cunningham, Pulitzer Prize winning author ( The Hours). I practically transcr...