Novel Matters

A painting requires a little mystery, some vagueness, some fantasy. When you always make your meaning perfectly plain you end up boring pe...

I felt myself being absorbed by this beautiful artwork displayed on the wall near our booth in Mimi's Cafe recently.  It is Philip Cra...

In March, my husband took a little trip to New York state, and brought back with him some rescues from a warehouse that was abandoned and ab...

I enjoyed both of Patti's posts this week on characterization, especially Wednesday's excellent and informative post on the risk o...

[Author note: If you’re a pantser, sit down and make yourself comfortable. I'm hoping to show that some pre-writing activity can save ...

Dear Mr. Donald Maass, sir, We're discussing your book, Writing 21st Century Fiction, at Novel Matters today. If you've stopped by ...

After Katy's fabulous post about wonder, I'm moving from the sublime to the ridiculous. It's Friday and it just seemed like th...