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...
smeltzmailMay 14, 20162 minRejection Club: Join Your Favorite WritersI had a great week in terms of writing life—three rejections rolled in. Two I completely expected. I'd aimed high in sending a new story...
smeltzmailApr 13, 20162 minIn Search of Your Voice: Conquering One Grain of Sand at a TimeMy advanced fiction workshop class and I have been talking about voice a lot. Voice—that somewhat enigmatic characteristic of a work that...
smeltzmailMar 24, 20162 minWriter's Block's Kryptonite: Knowing Your ProcessIn a recent "Getting to Know Our Instructors" interview for WriterHouse, one of the questions was about writer's block, and if I had any...