ASSIGNED READING: William Trevor’s “On the Streets” (Part 1 of 3)

Apr 16th, 2014

ASSIGNED READING: William Trevor’s “On the Streets” (Part 1 of 3)

New feature! Going through a piece of writing, workshop-style, and taking it apart to see how and why it works. Welcome to Assigned Reading!

LET’S STEAL FROM THIS: “But She Doesn’t Know It”

Mar 21st, 2014

LET’S STEAL FROM THIS: “But She Doesn’t Know It”

MAD MEN's Matthew Weiner uses this phrase when he's breaking stories. Good lord, who better to steal from?

LET’S STEAL FROM THIS! Tina Belcher, TV’s Best Character

Mar 20th, 2014

LET’S STEAL FROM THIS! Tina Belcher, TV’s Best Character

Writing needs more Tina Belchers. Here's why.

Let’s Talk About the Writing on TRUE DETECTIVE

Mar 11th, 2014

Let’s Talk About the Writing on TRUE DETECTIVE

TRUE DETECTIVE ended this week, and a whole lot of people were excited about its writing. But was it GOOD writing?