smeltzmailJun 16, 20161 minAuthenticity: Perfecting the RecipeMy fiction students and I have spent a healthy amount of time talking about how to achieve authenticity in our work. The trick is not...
smeltzmailSep 8, 20152 minWhen Trains Collide: Building a Compelling PlotUpon reaching page 100 in my novel draft, I realize that I know one of my trains really well. By train, I mean my protagonist. The other...
smeltzmailAug 24, 20152 minPotatoes in Space: Publishing EvolutionThe man made me really, really care about taters. Now I am already a lover of potatoes, but it's kind of a generalized love—to quote...
smeltzmailJul 22, 20151 minRead. Listen. Write. Repeat. Finding Inspiration in Others' WorkWhenever I'm in a really productive writing groove, I surround myself with inspirational creative outputs from others. I've been on a...