For the record, the phrase “killing your darlings” means something different in creative writing circles. But just for today: can we talk about death in fiction? As I am (apparently) prone to do, I was once listening in on a conversation between customers in the bookstore where I work. They got on the subject of…
Several years ago, I caught myself getting wrapped up in, of all things, a sitcom from the early 2010s. Not one to quickly get involved in a new show—particularly a sitcom, particularly post-millennium—you can imagine my surprise when my immediate attention kept drifting from my spaghetti prepping to the TV screen. It was something my…
In the past I have talked about trigger warnings and my stance on them—not only as a writer, but as an audience member. And as of this blog post, I still—more or less—stand by those thoughts. And on a somewhat related topic (though, not directly related), I’ll add one thing more to the conversation: I…
