What’s the Point of Reviews?

A debate’s been going on about what is the responsibility of a reviewer. Should reviewers be authors, that is to say, what kind of understanding about the process should the reviewer bring to their critique? Should reviewers read within their area of expertise? Should, even, they write negative reviews? All these variants of who is

Go in Swinging

Perhaps in counterbalance to Gilmore Girl mania, what I’m watching these days is Buffy the Vampire Slayer. I don’t have HD TV or cable, for those wondering why I never catch these things in season, and for someone trying to write stand-alone stories it’s far more satisf–I mean educational to watch an entire season at

Gilmore Girls

I’d read admiring references to Gilmore Girls, had a friend give it high marks, but I’d never seen an episode until I started hanging out on Chinese YouTube. Before I proceed any further, I have to clarify for the locals that my mother is not analogous to Emily Gilmore, the judgmental aristocratic grandmother character. They’ve

Pithy Advice

A Twitter post: RT @AdviceToWriters Inspiration usually comes during work, rather than before it. MADELEINE L’ENGLE #writechat #writegoal #writetip

Background Reading

I’m currently swamped with work and making ambitious writing goals, so my recreational reading has gone by the boards. So this is a bit of nostalgia from one of those notes that gets passed around on Facebook. Someone sends the quiz, and you erase their answers and type in your own. 1. What author do