Craft Talks

Short lessons on structure, voice, scene and a lot more.

Craft Talks is a running collection of the craft advice I actually use — audio writing tips, dialogue basics, Jay Wexler's 10 Humor Commandments, a story spine, and whatever else earns a spot.

Starting a Story/Ground the Reader
Omit Needless Words
Strategic Self
Hot Topic/Cold Prose
Point of View
Write Like You Speak
Why Now?
Create Scenes
Details: the More Specific the More Universal
The Use of a Container
Humor Writing interview with Jay Wexler, Boston University Law Professor and Author.
Jay Wexler
Story Spine
Punctuation
Editing Tips for Stories Meant To Be Told Out Loud (or on the Page)
Dialogue
Show and Tell